Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jonathan Bourne
Subject(s): Archbold, John D. (John Dustin), 1848-1916, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Negotiation, Negotiation in business, Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937, Standard Oil Company, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Dept. of Justice
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President Roosevelt responds to a telephone message Senator Bourne left with William Loeb. As Roosevelt has told Bourne and John D. Archbold previously, he feels that it is a waste of time and unwise to try to carry on negotiations through Bourne, and says that the Standard Oil people should decide what course they wish to follow, and then communicate directly with Frank B. Kellogg or Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte. The letter from Bonaparte that Roosevelt previously read to Bourne was not meant to be specific guidelines, but was only meant to give Bourne an indication of the feeling within the Department of Justice.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-03
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 Jonathan Bourne. [July 3, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203196. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jonathan Bourne. [3 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203196.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jonathan Bourne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203196.
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 6, 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.
