Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Aldrich, Nelson W. (Nelson Wilmarth), 1841-1915, Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922, Big game hunting, Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Conservation of natural resources, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Cummins, Albert Baird, 1850-1926, Dalzell, John, 1845-1927, Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928, Governmental investigations, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Politicians--Public opinion, Presidents--Public opinion, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Standard Oil Company, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff--Law and legislation, U.S. states--Politics and government, United States. Congress, United States. Supreme Court
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Senator Root updates Theodore Roosevelt on political and legislative matters that he has missed while he has been on safari in Africa. He believes that in time President William H. Taft will be seen as a good president in the eyes of the public, and lists some legislature currently before Congress. The Republicans have now been in power for a long time, and Root reports that some people are getting tired of the leaders. Root leaves to argue the Atlantic Fisheries case before the Hague, and Andrew Carnegie would like him to meet with Roosevelt and work on bringing about disarmament in Europe. Root believes this is a bad idea. He discusses news of Roosevelt’s family, including the engagement of his son Ted and reports that Kermit has shot a female warthog.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-02-11
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 11, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60250. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Feb. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60250.
APA:
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937., [1910, February 11]. Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60250.
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 23, 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.
