Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Peabody Gardner

Subject(s): Akins, Thomas J. (Thomas Jasper), 1852-1924, Ankeny, Levi, 1844-1921, Babcock, J. W. (Joseph Weeks), 1850-1909, Blodgett, John W. (John Wood), 1860-1951, Brooker, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1847-1926, Cade, Cassius M. (Cassius Marcellus), 1856-1953, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Capers, John G., 1866-1919, Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914, Coombs, James N. (James Nathaniel), 1842-1911, Duncan, E. Carl (Edward Carl), 1862-1920, Flanigan, Patrick L., 1858-1920, Greene, J. Milton, 1842-1921, Hart, Ernest E. (Ernest Eldred), 1859-1913, Heid, John G., 1852-1917, Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937, Knight, George A. (George Alexander), 1851-1916, Loose, C. E. (Charles Edwin), 1853-1929, Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943, Luna, Solomon, 1858-1912, Lyon, Cecil Andrew, 1869-1916, Martin, Alvah H. (Alvah Howard), 1858-1918, McCoy, Henry B. (Henry Bayard), 1863-1923, McKenzie, Alexander, 1851-1922, Meetings, Morrill, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1843-1928, Moseley, Lonnie B. (Lonnie Bondurant), 1852-1917, Mulvane, David Winfield, 1863-1932, New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937, Pexton, George E., 1863-1939, Presidents--Nomination, Republican National Committee (U.S.), Reyburn, Robert, 1833-1909, Robertson, A. G. M. (Alexander George Morison), 1867-1947, Scott, Charles H. (Charles Herrington), 1870-1930, Stevenson, Archibald McNichol, 1858-1922, Streeter, Frank S. (Frank Sherwin), 1853-1922, Sturges, William Spencer, 1856-1930, Waite, John D., 1858-1916, Ward, William L. (William Lukens), 1856-1933, Wight, Pearl, 1844-1920, Williams, Stevenson A. (Stevenson Archer), 1851-1932

President Roosevelt has spoken with many members of the Republican National Committee, and plans to speak with several more. Roosevelt also asks Augustus Peabody Gardner to seek assurances from still other members of the Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Gardner, Augustus Peabody, 1865-1918

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Augustus Peabody Gardner. [February 10, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201572. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Peabody Gardner. [10 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201572.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Peabody Gardner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201572.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.