Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John D. Kernan
Subject(s): Financial crises, Financial services industry--Law and legislation, United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt agrees with John D. Kernan on currency, but is opposed to calling an emergency session of Congress in the wake of the financial crisis. Congress is meeting in four weeks anyway and it would be difficult to get proposed legislation together much before then.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Kernan, John D. (John Devereux), 1844-1922
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 John D. Kernan. [November 5, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200644. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John D. Kernan. [5 Nov. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200644.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, November 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John D. Kernan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200644.
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. March 6, 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.
