Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Democratic Party (U.S.), Presidents--Election, Presidents--Nomination, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Southern States, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, U.S. states--Politics and government
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Luke E. Wright was surprised and honored to be offered a position in President Roosevelt’s cabinet in the event of Secretary of War William H. Taft’s resignation. He expresses his wish that President Roosevelt would run for a third term, as he would stand a better chance of taking the South against William Jennings Bryan than Taft would. Wright discusses the political situation in the South and whether or not southern states would begin voting along issue lines rather than as a unified sectional block.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-04-17
Creator(s)
Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922
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
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58503. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922. Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58503.
APA:
Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922., [1908, April 17]. Letter from Luke E. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58503.
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. July 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.
