Gracious sakes, Theodore, if you ain’t goin’ in please get off the springboard
Subject(s): Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Presidents--Election, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Springboard diving, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt sits on the springboard dipping his feet in the water as Secretary of War William H. Taft, Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks, Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon, New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State Elihu Root, Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins, and Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette stand behind him on the board waiting. Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw stands on land in the background.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-21
Creator(s)
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Gracious sakes, Theodore, if you ain’t goin’ in please get off the springboard. [April 21, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301522. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962. Gracious sakes, Theodore, if you ain’t goin’ in please get off the springboard. [21 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301522.
APA:
Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962., [1907, April 21]. Gracious sakes, Theodore, if you ain’t goin’ in please get off the springboard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301522.
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 5, 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.
