Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Suffrage, Biography, Books and reading, Constitutional amendments, Equal rights amendments, Falconio, Diomede, 1842-1917, Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877, Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877)
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William Dudley Foulke approves of President Roosevelt’s handling of the Falconio matter. He was surprised that Roosevelt found the time to read his work “Life of Morton” and write him a letter about it. Foulke feels that even during Reconstruction, Morton was correct, and comments on the question of suffrage for African Americans, saying that even though the fifteenth amendment does not seem particularly effective at present, future generations may be able to figure out a solution. Foulke says that if he could choose one person of which to write a biography, he would choose Roosevelt, but he guesses that Roosevelt will outlive him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-01-12
Creator(s)
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935
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
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 12, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55190. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935. Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55190.
APA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935., [1907, January 12]. Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55190.
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. January 29, 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.