Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Civil service reform, Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Goodwin, Elliot H. (Elliot Hersey), 1874-1931, Indiana, Presidents--Influence, Swift, Lucius B. (Lucius Burrie), 1844-1929, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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William Dudley Foulke writes to President Roosevelt about accusations that Roosevelt is manipulating patronage in favor of Secretary of War William H. Taft’s candidacy. Foulke presented a statement from Roosevelt to the executive committee of the Indiana Civil Service Reform Association and offered an investigation of the matter, but the critics of Roosevelt did not want that, and instead demanded a blanket statement against official interference. Foulke sends Roosevelt a copy of a statement he gave to the Indianapolis News for his own information.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-23
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. [February 23, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58186. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935. Letter from William Dudley Foulke to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58186.
APA:
Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935., [1908, February 23]. 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/o58186.
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.
