Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Adams, John, 1735-1826, Constitution (United States), Grandchildren, Gray, Horace, 1828-1902, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935, Judges--Attitudes, Judges--Selection and appointment, Knowlton, Hosea Morrill, 1847-1902, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lodge, George Cabot, 1873-1909, Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985, Lodge, Mathilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen Davis, 1876-1960, Marshall, John, 1755-1835, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Phi Beta Kappa. Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University), Philippines, Puerto Rico, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864, United States. Congress, United States. Supreme Court, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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President Roosevelt congratulates Senator Lodge on the birth of his grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge, and is glad that Lodge’s daughter-in-law Bessie is in good health. Roosevelt lays out the cases both in favor of, and against, Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes as a Supreme Court Justice. Roosevelt is concerned about Holmes’s speech about former Chief Justice John Marshall and hopes that Holmes understands that Supreme Court justices should be neither partisan nor politicians. Roosevelt has been happy with the majority of the Supreme Court but is concerned with the “reactionary folly” of the minority. Roosevelt wants to ensure that the replacement for Justice Gray upholds his legacy.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1902-07-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [July 10, 1902]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294196. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [10 Jul. 1902]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294196.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1902, July 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294196.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
