Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922, Africa, East, Books and reading, Charles Scribner's Sons, Diplomatic etiquette, England, Finance, Personal--Moral and ethical aspects, France, Friendship, Governors--Nomination, Governors--Public opinion, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Hunting trophies, Italy, Jerome, William Travers, 1850-1934, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), New York (State), Presidents--Election, Press and politics, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Safaris, Scientific expeditions, Smith, Charles Sprague, 1853-1910, Travel--Planning, Travels
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President Roosevelt updates Henry Cabot Lodge on personal and political matters. Roosevelt feels obligated to enjoy a series of essays by Westerlick because his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, assumes he would not care for them; the puzzling problem of the re-nomination for Charles Evans Hughes for governor of New York; the plans for Roosevelt’s upcoming African safari, and his desire to tour Europe on the way home as a private citizen without pomp; his plans to write for Scribner’s and The Outlook post-presidency, and his reasoning for selecting those offers.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-08
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
6
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 Henry Cabot Lodge. [August 8, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203607. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [8 Aug. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203607.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, August 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203607.
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 20, 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.
