Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Hadley, Arthur Twining, 1856-1930, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Judges--Selection and appointment, Letters, Magoon, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1861-1920, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Noyes, Walter Chadwick, 1865-1926, Postmasters--Selection and appointment, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, Wilfley, Lebbeus R., Wotherspoon, William W. (William Wallace), 1850-1921
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President Roosevelt shares his thoughts on several personnel matters with Secretary of War Taft, and returns several letters.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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 William H. Taft. [July 2, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199701. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft. [2 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199701.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199701.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
