Letter from William Austin Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919, Boone and Crockett Club, Chanler, Lewis S. (Lewis Stuyvesant), 1869-1942, Dinners and dining, Governors--Election, Political participation, Presidents--Public opinion, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937
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William Austin Wadsworth asks President Roosevelt if they can have the dinner on December 12th. He will write to Secretary of State Elihu Root endorsing Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon for the Boone & Crockett Club. National politics look better than state politics to Wadsworth, and he worries that there is silent support for Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. To combat talk of Roosevelt’s intent to stay on as a figurehead instead of going to Africa, Wadsworth thinks someone should outright say he could have had another term if he had wanted it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-30
Creator(s)
Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918
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 Austin Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 30, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59232. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918. Letter from William Austin Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59232.
APA:
Wadsworth, William Austin, 1847-1918., [1908, September 30]. Letter from William Austin Wadsworth to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59232.
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.
