Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Connecticut--Thompsonville, Cooley, James C. (James Calvin), 1905-1997, Education, Higher, Harvard College (1780- ), Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Political campaigns, Presidents--Social life and customs, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Stone, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, 1876-1949, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Travel--Planning
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President Roosevelt thanks Kermit Roosevelt for the letter and asks if the monthly funds will be enough. Roosevelt is lining details up for Africa. He is is pleased that Kermit will focus on his studies, and he doubts that Ted Roosevelt had visited Harvard without getting in touch. William H. Taft is likely to win but Roosevelt is alarmed at William Jennings Bryan’s strength. It is now fall, and recent visitors have included Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, James C. Cooley, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-02
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [October 2, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204404. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [2 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204404.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204404.
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 23, 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.
