Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth
Subject(s): Bacon, Augustus Octavius, 1839-1914, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911, Cousins, Robert G. (Robert Gordon), 1859-1933, Dinners and dining, Entertaining, Howard, William M. (William Marcellus), 1857-1932, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Scheduling
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President Roosevelt writes about who Major Wadsworth should invite to a dinner. Potential guests include Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, Secretary of State Elihu Root, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and Senator Albert J. Beveridge, among others.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918
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 William Austin Wadsworth. [November 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205253. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth. [17 Nov. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205253.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, November 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Austin Wadsworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205253.
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.
