Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William Bailey Howland
Subject(s): Bourne, Jonathan, 1855-1940, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Presidential candidates, Press and politics, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Truthfulness and falsehood
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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary declares the Chronicle‘s report regarding Roosevelt not supporting President William H. Taft due to not being sufficiently progressive as untrue. Roosevelt has not publicly commented on Taft beyond his articles in The Outlook. He provides a possible source of the rumor and sends William Bailey Howland several clippings for more information.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-25
Creator(s)
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Recipient
Howland, William Bailey, 1849-1917
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William Bailey Howland. [October 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220578. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William Bailey Howland. [25 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220578.
APA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1911, October 25]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to William Bailey Howland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220578.
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 13, 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.
