Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bristow, Joseph L. (Joseph Little), 1861-1944, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929, Campaign speeches, Campbell, John, 1853-1938, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Cox, George Barnsdale, 1853-1916, Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Karger, Gustav J., 1866-1924, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, New York (State), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Political campaigns, Presidents--Election, Schmidlapp, Jacob G. (Jacob Godfrey), 1849-1919, Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939, Stubbs, Walter Roscoe, 1858-1929, Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943, U.S. states--Politics and government
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William H. Taft has just returned from an extensive speaking tour in the West and reports to President Roosevelt that on the whole he thinks it went over very well. He is intending not to campaign, but mostly to drum up enthusiasm and excitement. Taft also discusses at length the political situation in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. He intends to travel next through the South, stopping in Washington, D.C. before returning to Ohio. Taft is optimistic about the campaign and feels that Roosevelt’s letters to William Jennings Bryan have helped immensely.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-09
Creator(s)
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt. [October 9, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59258. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59258.
APA:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930., [1908, October 9]. Letter from William H. Taft To Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59258.
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. January 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.