Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley
Subject(s): Bennet, William S. (William Stiles), 1870-1962, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Olcott, Jacob Van Vechten, 1856-1940, Parsons, Herbert, 1869-1925, Public officers--Selection and appointment, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Attorney-General
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President Roosevelt will reappoint Assistant Attorney General Cooley to his position after receiving a letter from his doctors. Roosevelt instructs Cooley to have a number of congressmen write letters of support for him to Secretary of State Elihu Root, Senator Chauncey M. Depew, and president-elect William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-09
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
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 Alford Warriner Cooley. [January 9, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206079. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. [9 Jan. 1909]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206079.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1909, January 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206079.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
