Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

Subject(s): Garfield, Helen Newell, 1866-1930, Political corruption, Reformers, U.S. states--Politics and government

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates James Rudolph Garfield on putting up a great fight, despite the fact that people are fed up with reformers, simultaneously welcoming corruption and all sorts of misdoing. However, no matter what happens, in the end they will succeed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 James Rudolph Garfield. [November 9, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210605. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield. [9 Nov. 1914]. 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/o210605.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, November 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210605.

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.