Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, Primaries, Progressive Party (1912), Vice-Presidential candidates
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As Theodore Roosevelt campaigns in the 1912 presidential primaries, Charles Dwight Willard advises him to chose a progressive as his vice-presidential nominee. Willard suggests California governor Hiram Johnson as the ideal candidate. Willard’s daughter, Florence, writes in a post script that Willard became too ill to finish the letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-05-16
Creator(s)
Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 16, 1912]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o83290. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914. Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 May. 1912]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o83290.
APA:
Willard, Charles Dwight, 1866-1914.: , [1912, May 16]. Letter from Charles Dwight Willard to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o83290.
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. November 25, 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.
