Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke
Subject(s): Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Executive-legislative relations, Patronage, Political, Presidents--Decision making, Presidents--Influence, Presidents--Nomination, United States. Department of Justice, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Department of the Treasury, United States. Dept. of Justice, United States. Dept. of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. Office of Indian Affairs, United States. Post Office Department, United States. Post Office Dept.
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President Roosevelt denies using his office to influence the nomination of any presidential candidate. He provides a detailed list of the appointments he has made in the last eleven months to show that all of these appointments would have been made even if there were not an upcoming election.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-02-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
15
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 William Dudley Foulke. [February 1, 1908]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286238. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke. [1 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286238.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, February 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Dudley Foulke. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286238.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
