Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William Eliot
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Armed Forces--Officers, Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919, Cuba, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, International relations, Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925, Panama--Panama Canal, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Philippines, Rathbone, Estes G. (Estes George), 1847-1926, Schley, Winfield Scott, 1839-1911, Spanish-American War (1898), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Navy, Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932, Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt updates President of Harvard Eliot on Secretary of War William H. Taft’s investigation into American agitators’ influence in the Cuban conflict. He discusses the “curious” opinion of having General Leonard Wood take control in Cuba given the previous backlash against him, even though Roosevelt considers him one of the “best officers we now have.” While Cuba is his immediate concern in foreign affairs, Roosevelt discusses the issues concerning the Hague and the Panama Canal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William Eliot. [September 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196589. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William Eliot. [22 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/o196589.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles William Eliot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196589.
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.
