Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): California--San Francisco, Communication, Gillett, James Norris, 1860-1937, Race discrimination, Scheduling, Schmitz, Eugene E., 1864-1928
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Secretary of State Root informs President Roosevelt that he will visit this evening after all. Root has prepared a telegram to San Francisco Mayor Eugene E. Root. If Roosevelt approves it, Root asks that Roosevelt have the White House operator send it. Root suggests that he and Roosevelt could write a telegram to send to the Governor of California James Norris Gillett about the threat of discrimination against Japanese students in California school. Root expresses his frustration, writing “Did you ever see such idiots?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-10
Creator(s)
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 Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 10, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55650. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [10 Mar. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55650.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1907, March 10]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55650.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
