Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift
Subject(s): Governmental investigations, United States. Department of State, United States. Dept. of State
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Regarding Lucius B. Swift’s letter, President Roosevelt says that the matter has had the “best consideration” that the State Department can give, but the information they have is “more than any private citizen can have” and more than Roosevelt is at liberty to tell Swift.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Swift, Lucius B. (Lucius Burrie), 1844-1929
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 Lucius B. Swift. [April 25, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202474. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift. [25 Apr. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202474.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucius B. Swift.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202474.
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. February 20, 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.
