Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike
Subject(s): Arizona, Ex-presidents, Judges--Selection and appointment--U.S. states, Presidents--Inauguration
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President Roosevelt does not believe that there is any vacant judgeship in Arizona he will fill before leaving office. He informs Rachel Sherman Thorndike that, contrary to her suggestion, he feels it is inappropriate for the ex-president to do anything but travel directly from the inauguration ceremony to the train station as a private citizen.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thorndike, Rachel Sherman, 1861-1919
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 Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [February 2, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206431. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike. [2 Feb. 1909]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206431.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, February 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Rachel Sherman Thorndike.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206431.
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. January 30, 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.