Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin
Subject(s): Presidents--Nomination, Presidents--Term of office
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Theodore Roosevelt tries to clarify his position on running for President again in this letter to writer Edward Sandford Martin. What he said referred to the nomination in 1908 and was universally accepted as such at the time. He relates it to refusing a cup of coffee does not mean he will never have a cup ever again.
Collection
Creation Date
1912-02-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Edward Sandford Martin. [February 8, 1912]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283477. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin. [8 Feb. 1912]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283477.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, February 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283477.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
