Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Employee selection, Leg--Wounds and injuries, Press coverage, Roosevelt family, Wisconsin--Madison, Work

President Roosevelt asks Ted Roosevelt to keep him updated on his job, and says the papers will soon give up discussing him. The enclosed letter to Ted, with its offer of a job selling cravats to students in Madison, Wisconsin, is delightful and amusing. Although Roosevelt’s leg has been mostly keeping him inside, he has been too busy to go out much anyway.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Theodore Roosevelt. [October 2, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204405. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204405.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204405.

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 27, 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.