Telegram from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Presidents--Assassination, Presidents--Assassination attempts, Travel--Planning

Nicholas Murray Butler has heard the “awful news” of the assassination attempt against President McKinley. Butler will meet Vice President Roosevelt in New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-06

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Vice President of the United States (1901)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 6, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288675. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. Telegram from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Sep. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288675.

APA:

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947., [1901, September 6]. Telegram from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288675.

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. January 29, 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.