Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat
Subject(s): Letters, Presidents--Nomination, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wit and humor
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President Roosevelt tells Herman Henry Kohlsaat that William H. Taft is reading Kohlsaat’s letter and chuckling over it. Roosevelt thinks that Taft is going to be elected “with a swoop,” but that they must assume it will be a hard contest nonetheless.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924
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 Herman Henry Kohlsaat. [June 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203007. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat. [17 Jun. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203007.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herman Henry Kohlsaat.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203007.
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.
