Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924, Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923, Colorado--Denver, Dickey, Walter S., Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Folk, Joseph Wingate, 1869-1923, Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917, Franks, Edward T. (Edward Taylor), 1863-1943, Frantz, Frank C. (Frank Christian), 1872-1941, Gerrymandering, Hadley, Herbert S. (Herbert Spencer), 1872-1927, Haskell, Charles Nathaniel, 1860-1933, Howbert, Frank W. (Frank William), 1858-1945, Howe, Jeptha D., 1870-1919, Kansas--Kansas City, Kentucky, Kerens, Richard C., 1842-1916, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Long, Chester I. (Chester Isaiah), 1860-1934, Missouri, Missouri--Saint Louis, Nelson, William Rockhill, 1841-1915, Niedringhaus, Thomas K. (Thomas Key), 1860-1924, Ohio--Columbus, Oklahoma, Oklahoma--Indian Territory, Panama, Philippines, Political candidates--Public opinion, Politicians--Travel, Press and politics, Primaries, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Stevenson, Archibald McNichol, 1858-1922, Stewart, Philip Battell, 1865-1957, Taft, Charles P. (Charles Phelps), 1897-1983, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, Taft, Louise Maria Torrey, 1827-1907, Tyler, Ralph W. (Ralph Waldo), 1860-1921, United States--Yellowstone National Park, Vivian, John F., 1864-1954
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Secretary of War Taft agrees with President Roosevelt on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s speech and on the negative press from the New York papers. He describes his trip thus far and makes predictions about his success based on what he has been told. In light of the gerrymandering involving Oklahoma Governor Charles Nathaniel Haskell, Taft asks Roosevelt to help defeat an inadequate constitution in Oklahoma. Taft has asked Joseph L. Bristow to form another report on Panama, and he mentions an editor named Joseph Ralph Burton who has been attacking Roosevelt. Taft discusses the political campaigns and conflicts in the states he is passing through, in particular the political campaigns in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Denver. Taft’s mother Louise Maria Torrey Taft is recovering, and although the trip has been exhausting, Taft has a few days of rest ahead.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-30
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
13
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 30, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56870. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Aug. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56870.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1907, August 30]. 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/o56870.
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 30, 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.