Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington
Subject(s): African Americans, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc., Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Letters, Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway, Public officers--Selection and appointment, Williams, Samuel L. (Samuel Laing), 1857-1921
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President Roosevelt encloses communication between himself and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte regarding the Nashville and Chattanooga Railway for Booker T. Washington. Roosevelt has largely adopted the changes that Washington suggested, with a few exceptions. Roosevelt also notes that now all of the men he and Washington discussed when he first became President have been placed in office. He thanks and congratulates Washington on behalf of the people for recommending men of such high character. He hopes to see Washington on April 7 or 8.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [April 2, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202175. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [2 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202175.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, April 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202175.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
