Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Tariff, Travel

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs James Rudolph Garfield he is too busy to immediately reply to his letters personally. The secretary outlines Roosevelt’s travel itinerary. Regarding the tariff, Roosevelt does not see how “any man of reasonable intelligence any where can misunderstand his position.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-10-31

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

Language

English

Period

African Safari (March 1909-1910)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield. [October 31, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214618. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield. [31 Oct. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214618.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1910, October 31]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to James Rudolph Garfield.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214618.

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. March 6, 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.