Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Campbell, Philip Pitt, 1862-1941, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Hopkins, Albert J. (Albert Jarvis), 1846-1922, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Letters, Pennsylvania--Gettysburg, Presidents--Nomination, Republican National Convention, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt asks Senator Lodge to stop any delegates who will try to nominate Roosevelt for president instead of Secretary of War Taft. Roosevelt has also spoken to Illinois Senator Hopkins and Kansas Representative Campbell about the issue. Roosevelt stipulates that the letter is not to be shown unless absolutely necessary. He closes by criticizing Pennsylvania Senator Knox’s Memorial Day address at Gettysburg. This is a typed copy of the original.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-06-01
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Henry Cabot Lodge. [June 1, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281074. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [1 Jun. 1908]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281074.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281074.
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. February 5, 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.
