Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Subject(s): Democratic Party (U.S.), Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Political leadership, Political parties--Management, Presidential candidates, Presidents--Elections, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Theodore Roosevelt acknowledges Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letter to Kermit Roosevelt. He praises Ferguson’s “extraordinary gift of expression.” Roosevelt is having a difficult time and feels that he cannot “shirk leadership” even though he does not expect to win the Republican nomination. He hopes to bring together the two Republican factions under “decent leadership.”
Collection
Creation Date
1912-03-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
3
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 Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [March 26, 1912]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291724. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [26 Mar. 1912]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291724.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, March 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291724.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
