Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Subject(s): Elections, Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924, Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928, Idaho, Idaho--Ammon, Labor unions, Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931

President Roosevelt thanks his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth for the birthday present of the glasses. He congratulates her and her husband Nicholas Longworth on his campaign. He recounts his wishes for reelection of Idaho Governor Frank Robert Gooding. He also is glad Samuel Gompers is no longer in power.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Mixed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [November 7, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197218. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth. [7 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197218.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, November 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197218.

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 27, 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.