Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey

Subject(s): Colorado--Denver, Mayors--Election, Meetings, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Scheduling

Theodore Roosevelt would like to meet with Judge Lindsey but can only do so at Oyster Bay, New York. After some consideration, Roosevelt was favorable to Lindsey running as an independent for mayor of Denver, Colorado.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-03-18

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943

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 Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey. [March 18, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225462. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey. [18 Mar. 1912]. 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/o225462.

APA:

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, March 18]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Ben B. Lindsey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o225462.

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.