Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Ambassadors, Germany, Hill, David Jayne, 1850-1932, International relations--Public opinion, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Ambassador to Germany Tower tells President Roosevelt that he did not intend for the telegram reporting Kaiser William II’s dislike of the new ambassador, David Jayne Hill, to be publicly known. Although in the German press it has been reported that the Kaiser’s opinion of Hill is a misunderstanding, Tower assures Roosevelt that it is not.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-16
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 16, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58501. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923. Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58501.
APA:
Tower, Charlemagne, 1848-1923., [1908, April 16]. Letter from Charlemagne Tower to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58501.
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 13, 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.
