Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Presidents--Influence, Presidents--Nomination, Republican National Convention, Speeches, addresses, etc., Stress (Psychology)
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Senator Lodge comments on the speech that he gave at the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Lodge says that if he wanted to encompass all the things that President Roosevelt had done in office he would have had to speak for hours, and so instead chose to focus on what he sees as Roosevelt’s largest accomplishment: restoring the public trust in government through equal enforcement of the law. Lodge hopes that Roosevelt knows that it was a personal sacrifice to have to be the one to usher Roosevelt out of the White House, even though they both believe that it is the right thing to do. Lodge’s nerves were rattled after the convention, but the trip he is on is helping to restore them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-02
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
4
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 Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 2, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58806. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Jul. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58806.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1908, July 2]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58806.
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.
