Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cass Gilbert
Theodore Roosevelt informs Cass Gilbert that he has written the letter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-10-30
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Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cass Gilbert
President Roosevelt praises the restoration of the White House done by Charles Follen McKim during Roosevelt’s presidency, and asks Cass Gilbert and the American Institute of Architects if they would take “the duty of preserving a perpetual ‘eye of guardianship’ over the White House to see that it is kept unchanged and unmarred.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-19
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cass Gilbert
President Roosevelt invites Cass Gilbert to attend the Conference of Governors in his capacity as president of the American Institute of Architects. The conference will address the conservation of natural resources, with its purpose defined by the Inland Waterways Commission. In addition to the governors, Roosevelt is inviting representatives of many national associations, United States Representatives and Senators, and other members of the federal government.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-05-07