Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker
Subject(s): Bettmann, Bernhard, 1834-1915, Burgheim, Max, 1844-1918, Local officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Ohio--Cincinnati
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President Roosevelt informs Senator Foraker that appointing Max Burgheim is inadvisable because locals would prefer he remain on the Cincinnati Board of Public Safety. Instead, Roosevelt has given Bernhard Bettmann a recess appointment to Collector of Internal Revenue for the first district of Ohio.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917
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 Joseph Benson Foraker. [September 27, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200403. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker. [27 Sep. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200403.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Benson Foraker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200403.
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. July 31, 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.
