Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Jackson Gamble
Subject(s): Executive advisory bodies, Governmental investigations, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Separation of powers, Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926
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The enclosed papers show that there should be an investigation by the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which is led by James Wolcott Wadsworth. President Roosevelt tells Senator Gamble that the incident demonstrates that this sort of executive work should be done by executive departments which answer the President, rather than by legislative bodies.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Gamble, Robert Jackson, 1851-1924
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Robert Jackson Gamble. [October 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204523. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Jackson Gamble. [12 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204523.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Jackson Gamble.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o204523.
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. March 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.
