Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke
Subject(s): Bankers--Political activity, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940, Financial crises, Foulke, Mary T. R., 1851-1938, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Johnson, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Bates), 1852-1924, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt always expects representatives of bank interests to try to discredit him, especially in times of economic depression. He denies Benjamin B. Johnson’s suggestion that Roosevelt secretly supports New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes’s presidential campaign over Secretary of War William H. Taft’s.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Dudley Foulke. [November 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200773. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke. [16 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200773.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, November 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200773.
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.
