Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Letters, Nature conservation, Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932, Presidents--Nomination
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Gifford Pinchot regrets that he was unable to review Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett’s draft on conservation and country life. He encloses a letter he wrote to Senator La Follette when he decided to support Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-03-24
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
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 Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 24, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o80322. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Mar. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o80322.
APA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1912, March 24]. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o80322.
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.
