Letter from Nathan W. Hale to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Austin, Richard W. (Richard Wilson), 1857-1919, Brownlow, Walter Preston, 1851-1910, Hughes, A. M. (Archelaus Madison), 1848-1932, Legislators--Selection and appointment, Political corruption, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Sanders, Newell, 1850-1939, Sanford, Edward Terry, 1865-1930, Sharp, Robert S., 1869-1932, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tennessee, U.S. states--Politics and government
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Representative Hale of Tennessee writes to President Roosevelt with information in the interest of building a respectable Republican party in Tennessee. Hale says that Tennessee has been corrupt for 15 years, but under Roosevelt the state organization has been cleaned up. He hopes this will continue under the administration of Secretary of War William H. Taft, Roosevelt’s likely successor. Hale worries about slanderous claims about his nomination and corruption in the Southern faction of the party. He feels he has given up much for the good of the party, and hopes Roosevelt will not believe the charges against him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-17
Creator(s)
Hale, Nathan W. (Nathan Wesley), 1860-1941
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Nathan W. Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 17, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57826. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Hale, Nathan W. (Nathan Wesley), 1860-1941. Letter from Nathan W. Hale to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Dec. 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/o57826.
APA:
Hale, Nathan W. (Nathan Wesley), 1860-1941., [1907, December 17]. Letter from Nathan W. Hale to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o57826.
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.
