Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907, Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928, Balfour, Alice Blanche, 1850-1936, Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933, Bond, Robert, 1857-1927, Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917, Cicero, Marcus Tullius, Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900, Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Harcourt, William Vernon, Sir, 1827-1904, Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894, Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920, Howes, Osborne, 1846-1907, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947, Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882, Lowell, A. Lawrence (Abbott Lawrence), 1856-1943, Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Morley, John, 1838-1923, Motley, John Lothrop, 1814-1877, Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901, Pauncefote, Julian, 1828-1902, Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929, Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696, Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894, Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910, Waldersee, Alfred, Graf von, 1832-1904, Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, White, Henry, 1850-1927, Whitney, Henry Melville, 1839-1923
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Senator Lodge discusses a number of topics regarding the late Secretary of State John Hay. Lodge bemoans the editing of a publication of Hay’s letters, claiming that Hay was “one of the best if not the best letter writer of his time,” but the publication does not do him justice. He reminisces on the many men of letters he has known in his life, and believes that Hay was the most “brilliant, humorous, sympathetic, [and] witty” among them. Lodge holds more criticism for Hay in his role as a secretary of state, discussing how Hay bungled multiple treaties, took credit for accomplishments that were not his own, and formed poor relations with the Senate.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-14
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2022-08-18
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
15
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 Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 14, 1909?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60263. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Feb. 1909?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60263.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.: , [1909, February 14?]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60263.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
