Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Amendments (Parliamentary practice), Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment, Carter, Thomas Henry, 1854-1911, Cost and standard of living--Research, Direct election, Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934, Great Britain. Board of Trade, Legislative amendments, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950, United States. Congress. Senate, United States. War Department, United States. War Dept., Working class--Research
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Senator Lodge appreciates Senator Dixon’s letter and found Dixon’s views to be sound. He hopes that the Sutherland amendment can be passed regarding the direct election of United States Senators. Lodge is pleased with Henry L. Stimson’s appointment as Secretary of War. He encloses a report from the British Board of Trade on labor conditions and cost of living in American cities.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-13
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 13, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67689. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 May. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67689.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1911, May 13]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o67689.
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 16, 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.
