Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings
Subject(s): Employees--Resignation, Governmental investigations, Havenner, George C. (George Clement), 1866-1954, Leech, John S. (John Sylvanus), 1868-1948, Rossiter, William Sidney, 1861-1929, United States. Government Printing Office
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President Roosevelt requests the resignation of Charles A. Stillings as head of the Government Printing Office, following an examination of reports from George C. Havenner and William Sidney Rossiter and comments from John S. Leech. Roosevelt is satisfied with Stillings’s zeal and integrity, but not with how his work has been done.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Stillings, Charles A., 1871-1917
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 Charles A. Stillings. [March 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201984. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings. [14 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201984.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles A. Stillings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201984.
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 30, 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.