Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat
Subject(s): Antitrust investigations, Presidents--Professional ethics, United States. Department of Justice. Antitrust Division, United States. Dept. of Justice. Antitrust Division
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President Roosevelt is in support of sending Herman Henry Kohlsaat going as a delegate. Roosevelt cannot promise the consequences of the Department of Justice’s investigation one way or the other, despite his personal feelings for the people involved, because “the action of the Government must be impersonal in these matters.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924
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 Herman Henry Kohlsaat. [June 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199486. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat. [3 Jun. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199486.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, June 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199486.
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 16, 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.
