Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Orville Hitchcock Platt
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Constitutional amendments, Constitutional law, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Meetings, Scheduling, United States. Congress
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President Roosevelt has consulted Attorney General Knox and asked that the law, or a constitutional amendment, be passed. As soon as Senator Platt can come to Washington, D.C., Roosevelt would like to see if he and Knox can “devise such a law.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Orville Hitchcock Platt. [November 15, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290755. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Orville Hitchcock Platt. [15 Nov. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290755.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, November 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Orville Hitchcock Platt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290755.
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. February 19, 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.
