Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Cooper, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1857-1929, Cuba, Democratic Party (U.S.), Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Hawaii, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Illinois--Chicago, International relations, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy, Washington (D.C.)
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Senator Lodge writes Commissioner Roosevelt about a lunch he recently had with Presidential Nominee William McKinley. The pair talked about McKinley’s plan for his time in office, including policy on Hawaii and McKinley’s desire not to go to war over Cuba. They also spoke extensively about McKinley’s plans for his cabinet. Lodge assures Roosevelt that his chances of an appointment in the naval department are good, though McKinley sought assurance that Roosevelt did not have “preconceived plans which he would wish to drive through the moment he got in.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1896-12-02
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 2, 1896]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25691. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Dec. 1896]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25691.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.: , [1896, December 2]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25691.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
