Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root
Subject(s): California--California, Southern, California, Southern, Flood control, Geological Survey (U.S.), Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909, Mexico, North America--Colorado River, Rivers--Management, Union Pacific Railroad Company, United States Reclamation Service, United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt updates Secretary Root regarding the Colorado River break in Southern California and Mexico, writing that Union Pacific Director Edward Henry Harriman had agreed to repair the break. Roosevelt says that he told Harriman that Congress will negotiate with Mexico on the issue as soon as their holiday break is over, and asks Root to tell the Geological Survey to take up the repair work. Roosevelt encloses a recent telegram sent to Harriman.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Elihu Root. [December 20, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197667. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root. [20 Dec. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197667.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197667.
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.
