Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid
Subject(s): Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Entertaining, Etiquette, Gifts, Harrington, Amy McMillan, Lady, 1870-1933, Harrington, John L. (John Lane), Sir, 1865-1927, Heaton, J. Henniker, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt thanks Ambassador Reid for the Christmas gifts. Roosevelt recently had lunch with Elisabeth Mills Reid, as well as Sir John L. Harrington and Lady Amy McMillan Harrington. Roosevelt does not usually tell Reid about United States politics because he gets the news from the newspaper. He does not know anything about President-Elect William H. Taft’s cabinet other than what has been announced in the press. Roosevelt does not believe much will be done in the current session of Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-26
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [December 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205868. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [26 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205868.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205868.
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. December 12, 2025. 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.
