Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Keteltas Hackett
Subject(s): Dinners and dining--Social aspects, Etiquette, Hackett, James Henry, 1800-1871, Presidents--Attitudes, Telegraph
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President Roosevelt regrets to tell James Keteltas Hackett that he cannot write a telegram to his dinner, because he receives far too many requests like these to fill them all. Hackett is a well-known actor, as was his father James Henry Hackett, and even though Roosevelt regards him as a “the son of a great man, it is not always wise to do what one would have been glad to do for the great man himself.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hackett, James Keteltas, 1869-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Keteltas Hackett. [October 6, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196751. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Keteltas Hackett. [6 Oct. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196751.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Keteltas Hackett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196751.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
