Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Jeffrey McKelway
Subject(s): Brown, William Garrott, 1868-1913, Civil service positions, Democratic Party (U.S.), Partisanship, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Southern States
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President Roosevelt thinks it may amuse Alexander Jeffrey McKelway to know that Roosevelt has been being criticized by William Garrott Brown. Brown dislikes that Roosevelt is appointing Democrats to government positions, thereby discouraging the growth of a healthy Republican party in the South. Roosevelt shares this information privately.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
McKelway, Alexander Jeffrey, 1866-1918
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 Alexander Jeffrey McKelway. [December 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205857. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Jeffrey McKelway. [26 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205857.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alexander Jeffrey McKelway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205857.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
