Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Lockhart Rives
Subject(s): Employee selection, Kapper, Isaac M., 1864-1944, Public officers--Selection and appointment
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President Roosevelt tells George Lockhart Rives that he will probably appoint a Republican to the position in question, but if not, he will consider Rives’s suggestion of Democrat Isaac M. Kapper.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Rives, George Lockhart, 1849-1917
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 George Lockhart Rives. [December 1, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197423. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Lockhart Rives. [1 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197423.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Lockhart Rives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197423.
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. March 13, 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.
