Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Exercise, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Presidents--Attitudes, Presidents--Nomination, Presidents--Social life and customs, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit about securing the Republican presidential nomination for Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt adds that men hostile to him are trying to nominate New York Governor Hughes. He closes by saying it is the height of the social season, which is preventing him from exercising.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-01-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [January 27, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281019. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [27 Jan. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281019.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, January 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281019.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
