Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield F. Prime

Subject(s): Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Presidents, United States. Supreme Court

Theodore Roosevelt tells Winfield F. Prime that former presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson both attacked the Supreme Court “in the very strongest manner.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Prime, Winfield F. (Winfield Forrest), 1860-1926

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 Winfield F. Prime. [February 3, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215703. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield F. Prime. [3 Feb. 1911]. 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/o215703.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, February 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Winfield F. Prime.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o215703.

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.