Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler
Subject(s): Burkett, E. J. (Elmer Jacob), 1867-1935, Nebraska, Political parties--Platforms, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
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President Roosevelt thanks Columbia University President Butler for alerting him to a particularly disagreeable plank in the Nebraska Republican Party’s platform. Roosevelt believes these ideas are “the worst type of Jeffersonism.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
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 Nicholas Murray Butler. [September 27, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200398. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler. [27 Sep. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200398.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Nicholas Murray Butler.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200398.
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.
