Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid
Subject(s): Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932, Dicey, Edward, 1832-1911, Journalism, Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914, Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937, Periodicals, Presidents--Nomination, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949
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President Roosevelt informs Ambassador Whitelaw Reid that it appears that Secretary of War Taft will be the Republican Presidential nominee, and reflects on the arguments he has made to try to persuade people who nevertheless want Roosevelt to remain in office for another term. Roosevelt also remarks that when he feels gloomy from the renown given to “the more preposterous variety of mugwump,” who writes for magazines and is treated as a thinker, he reads articles by a British analogue. He hopes to be on safari in a year’s time.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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 Whitelaw Reid. [June 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202981. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [13 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202981.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202981.
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 16, 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.
