Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace

Subject(s): Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Theodore Roosevelt remembers Henry Wallace saying he thought Taft was an “upright man.” He is confused why, in a letter shown to him by Gifford Pinchot, Wallace disagrees with Roosevelt calling Taft an upright man in a recent speech.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Wallace, Henry, 1836-1916

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

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 Henry Wallace. [January 6, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214909. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace. [6 Jan. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214909.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, January 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wallace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214909.

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. December 12, 2025. 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.