Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid
Subject(s): Big game hunting, Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924, Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936, Letters, Presidents--Nomination, Republican National Convention, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safaris, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Smithsonian Institution, South Africa, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Both President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were interested in Ambassador Reid’s previous letters, although Roosevelt is not sure what Rudyard Kipling meant by his remark comparing the people of South Africa to Filipinos. Secretary of War William H. Taft was successfully nominated at the Republican National Convention, although Roosevelt tells Reid that he had to step in to prevent a stampede to renominate him. Roosevelt asks if Reid would speak to someone in the government to arrange things for the African safari that he plans to take after leaving office. He would like permission to shoot some animals, as he plans to donate them to the Smithsonian Institute.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-19
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 19, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203036. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [19 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203036.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 19]. 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/o203036.
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. July 31, 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.
