Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock
Subject(s): Dayton, Alston Gordon, 1857-1920, Letters, Presidents--Nomination, Republican National Convention, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt encloses a letter he wrote to Judge Alston Gordon Dayton and instructs Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock to show it to any delegates who have pledged their support to Secretary of War William H. Taft, but show signs of weakening. Roosevelt believes that Taft will be nominated on the first ballot, but sends the letter in case the necessity of using it arises. He does not want to make another public statement in the matter, and instructs Hitchcock to keep the letter out of the newspapers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935
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 Frank H. Hitchcock. [June 1, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202842. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock. [1 Jun. 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/o202842.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank H. Hitchcock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202842.
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.
