Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Aoki, Shūzō, 1844-1914, International relations, Japan, Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

John Callan O’Laughlin reports that Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira has been instructed to revive Foreign Minister Shūzō Aoki’s proposal. Aoki desires to return as a special ambassador to negotiate. O’Laughlin doubts this will be done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-10-14

Creator(s)

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

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

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 14, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59284. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59284.

APA:

O’Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949., [1908, October 14]. Telegram from John Callan O’Laughlin to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59284.

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.