Letter from Frederick W. Kruse to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Birthdays, Friendship, Legislators, New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, Presidents--Term of office, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Judge Kruse wishes President Roosevelt a happy birthday, and reminisces on a time when President Roosevelt stood up to a bullying fellow assembly member on the floor of the New York State Assembly. Kruse wishes that Roosevelt would run for another term, but believes that William H. Taft is a worthy successor.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-31
Creator(s)
Kruse, Frederick W., 1852-1938
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
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 Frederick W. Kruse to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 31, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59378. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kruse, Frederick W., 1852-1938. Letter from Frederick W. Kruse to Theodore Roosevelt. [31 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 4, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59378.
APA:
Kruse, Frederick W., 1852-1938., [1908, October 31]. Letter from Frederick W. Kruse to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59378.
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. June 4, 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.
