For Root must run, and Knox must talk
Subject(s): Governors, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States. Congress. Senate
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President Roosevelt pulls Elihu Root, who holds a “lawyer” bag and has a “for governor” tag in his hat, and Pennsylvania Senator Philander C. Knox, who carries a “Senator” bag full of speeches, forward. Caption: For Root must run, and Knox must talk,/That the Rider Rough may win in a walk,/And Oyster Bay go soaring.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-20
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
For Root must run, and Knox must talk. [July 20, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302534. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. For Root must run, and Knox must talk. [20 Jul. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302534.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1904, July 20]. For Root must run, and Knox must talk.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302534.
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. August 3, 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.
