Pity the sorrows of a strenuous president
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926, Wilson, James, 1835-1920, Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922
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President Roosevelt looks out of his office at members of his cabinet standing on stumps: Secretary of Commerce and Labor Oscar S. Straus, Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, Secretary of State Elihu Root, Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf, Secretary of War Luke E. Wright, and Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Roosevelt says, “Durn the luck.” Caption: Every member of his cabinet on the stump and he can’t get into the game.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-24
Creator(s)
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949
Publication Date
2021-08-05
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:
Pity the sorrows of a strenuous president. [October 24, 1908?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301883. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949. Pity the sorrows of a strenuous president. [24 Oct. 1908?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301883.
APA:
Bartholomew, Charles Lewis, 1869-1949.: , [1908, October 24?]. Pity the sorrows of a strenuous president. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301883.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
