Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Americans--Politics and government, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Cairns, Frank S. (Frank Stephen), 1859-1926, Friendship--Correspondence, Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924, Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911, Kerr, Henry Scanlan, 1865-1907, Littlefield, Charles E. (Charles Edgar), 1851-1915, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Lurton, Horace H. (Horace Harmon), 1844-1914
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Secretary of War Taft thanks President Roosevelt for the complimentary telegram Roosevelt sent about Taft’s speech. He proposes that a man named Cairns, who is from Maine and a good man with experience abroad, might go to Collier’s magazine and provide a counter story about Ross. Taft also comments on a letter he mistakenly sent to the president instead of Kerr, Roosevelt’s correspondence with Henry Cabot Lodge about Horace H. Lurton, Justice John Marshall Harlan’s wish to retire with Lurton’s appointment in place, and how the Tafts had a good time in Maine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-08
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 8, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54194. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [8 Sep. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54194.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1906, September 8]. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54194.
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 6, 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.
