Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Characters and characteristics, Entertaining, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Political campaigns, Roosevelt family, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit Roosevelt about some of the events in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Secretary of State William H. Taft’s campaign seems to be going well, but Roosevelt says that rumors that he is trying to dictate Taft’s nomination are false. People who are hostile to Roosevelt seem typically to promote Charles Evan Hughes. Roosevelt says that Hughes is a fairly good man, but that Taft is much better. He closes the letter by remarking that it is currently the height of the social season, and that he is looking forward to the barrage of formal social engagements ending.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-01-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [January 27, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201414. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201414.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201414.
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 25, 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.
