“Say, Mr. President, if you will let me name a new Governor for Hawaii, I will pass a bill doubling your salary.”
Subject(s): Administrative law--U.S. territories and possessions, Hawaii, Presidents--Salaries, etc.
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Theodore Roosevelt sits at his desk as an onlooker holding a salary bill sits behind him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-02-21
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
“Say, Mr. President, if you will let me name a new Governor for Hawaii, I will pass a bill doubling your salary.”. [February 21, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274527. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Yardley, Ralph O., 1878-1961. “Say, Mr. President, if you will let me name a new Governor for Hawaii, I will pass a bill doubling your salary.”. [21 Feb. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274527.
APA:
Yardley, Ralph O., 1878-1961., [1902, February 21]. “Say, Mr. President, if you will let me name a new Governor for Hawaii, I will pass a bill doubling your salary.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274527.
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. April 16, 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.
