Alexander Lambert returns Secretary of War Taft’s letter to President Roosevelt. Lambert comments on several current events including the creation of the sanitation department in the Philippines, the passage of the Hepburn Rate Bill, and the sea-level canal design for the Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-22

Creator(s)

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 22, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53141. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939. Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 May. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53141.

APA:

Lambert, Alexander, 1861-1939., [1906, May 22]. Letter from Alexander Lambert to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53141.

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. March 12, 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.