Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel Leland Powers

Subject(s): Gardner, Augustus Peabody, 1865-1918, Luncheons, Murchie, Guy, 1872-1958, Scheduling

President Roosevelt wants to invite Samuel Leland Powers to lunch with Guy Murchie, but has been advised by Augustus Peabody Gardner that Powers should stay where he is until the conventions are over. Roosevelt wants to see him when the conventions have finished.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Powers, Samuel Leland, 1848-1929

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Samuel Leland Powers. [April 16, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202333. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel Leland Powers. [16 Apr. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202333.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Samuel Leland Powers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202333.

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 13, 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.