Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919, Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954, Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Colorado, Cuba, Davis, George B. (George Breckenridge), 1847-1914, Dolan, Thomas J., 1867-1961, Executive-legislative relations, Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928, Idaho, Insurrection, International relations, International relations--Treaties, MacArthur, Arthur, Jr., 1845-1912, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Speeches, addresses, etc., Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905, Stewart, Philip Battell, 1865-1957, United States. Congress, Western Federation of Miners
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President Roosevelt is delighted with the army’s preparations under Secretary of War Taft. He thanks Taft for sending Judge Advocate General George B. Davis’s opinion on the right to intervene in Cuba. However, if intervention is necessary, he would “not dream of asking the permission of Congress.” He regards the treaty as the law and he “shall execute it.” Roosevelt requests Taft give speeches in Colorado and Idaho.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft. [September 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196553. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft. [17 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196553.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196553.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
