Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster
Subject(s): Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927, California, Elections--Public opinion, Massachusetts, Progressive Party (1912), Strategy
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Theodore Roosevelt informs Walter H. Foster that Charles Sumner Bird will not consider running for office. Roosevelt accepts this decision as final and thus will not publicly comment on it. Roosevelt feels it best that he stay out of the political arena, remarking that the only state in which the Progressives won in the last year was California where Roosevelt did not enter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-07-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foster, Walter H. (Walter Herbert), 1880-1976
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Walter H. Foster. [July 8, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212555. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster. [8 Jul. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212555.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, July 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212555.
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. February 27, 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.
