Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior, Woodruff, G. W. (George Washington), 1864-1934
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President Roosevelt wishes to change positions within the Department of the Interior to make James Rudolph Garfield the Secretary of the Interior. He proposes to John Campbell Greenway that he become the Commissioner of the General Land Office beginning the next March. Roosevelt wishes to discuss it with Garfield and US Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot the next time Greenway is in Washington, D. C. G. W. Woodruff, a friend of theirs from Yale, will be the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of the Interior as well.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Campbell Greenway. [November 5, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197154. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway. [5 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197154.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, November 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197154.
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. February 6, 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.
