Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ryerson W. Jennings
Subject(s): Illinois--Chicago, Presidents--Nomination, Race relations--Political aspects, Republican National Convention, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
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Theodore Roosevelt is sorry that Booker T. Washington supports President Taft. Roosevelt explains the failure of the Republican Party to gather the support of African Americans in the South for forty-five years, to the detriment of Southern blacks and whites and the Republican Party itself, culminating in the failure in Chicago in June, presumably referring to the Republican National Convention.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-07-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ryerson W. Jennings. [July 30, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229837. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ryerson W. Jennings. [30 Jul. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229837.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, July 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ryerson W. Jennings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o229837.
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.
