Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth
Subject(s): Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Roosevelt family, Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt informs Representative Longworth that he has given Longworth’s letter to Secretary of War William H. Taft. He warns Longworth to consider the consequences before deciding to get in the fight over the collectorship. Roosevelt directs Longworth to tell his daughter, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, that he never received the letter. He asks if Aunt Ia (Maria Longworth Storer) has published a fresh collection of correspondence. In a post-script, Roosevelt relays that Taft thinks that changing the collectorship “would cause more harm than good.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Longworth, Nicholas, 1869-1931
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 Nicholas Longworth. [May 14, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199367. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth. [14 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 17, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199367.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, May 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199367.
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 17, 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.
