Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke
Subject(s): Civil service, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Cole, Ralph D. (Ralph Dayton), 1873-1932, Coombs, James N. (James Nathaniel), 1842-1911, Dick, Charles, 1858-1945, Employee selection, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Illinois, Indiana, Keifer, Joseph Warren, 1836-1932, Kennedy, James, 1853-1928, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Moser, Emil H., 1874-1942, New York (State), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Smyser, Martin Luther, 1851-1908, Taft, Henry W. (Henry Waters), 1859-1945, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Congress, Wanmaker, George W., 1851-1917, Wetherill, John F. (John Frank), 1856-1913, Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920, Wisconsin, Witherbee, Walter C. (Walter Crafts), 1856-1922
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President Roosevelt tells William Dudley Foulke that the statement that he has tried to influence the presidential nomination through appointments to state offices is false and malicious. Roosevelt provides a detailed account of appointments he has made in various states as a rebuttal to this accusation. Because there are so many local offices, Roosevelt frequently relies on input from senators, and tries to put the best people in office. The newspapers that have accused him of showing favoritism have either ignored the facts or chosen to not seek them out. Roosevelt gives a particularly thorough look at the appointments he has made in Ohio, the home state of Secretary of War William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-07
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
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke. [February 7, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201539. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke. [7 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201539.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 7]. 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/o201539.
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 23, 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.
