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Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister laments to President Roosevelt that he did not receive the president’s letter until after Wister sent him a telegram. Wister regrets he cannot fulfill a request the president made, although Wister has many questions he would like to ask and hopes to visit in the spring. Wister hopes to dedicate his new biography of George Washington to Roosevelt because he sees many parallels between the two presidents, especially in their conflicts with Congress over fiscal policy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-10

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister congratulates his friend President Roosevelt on his son, Theodore Roosevelt, joining the Porcellian Club at Harvard University. Wister considers his ten year association with the club while an undergraduate and in law school as having been good for his character. Although Wister recalls some who wasted their time in the club, he does not believe members drink as much as they previously did. Wister wishes he could pass some wisdom on to the younger Roosevelt, and hopes to visit him at school soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-19

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister is pleased with the overwhelming support of the country for President Roosevelt, which was evidenced by his strong showing in the election. While “deeply moved” by the President’s destiny, Wister is very disappointed in the treatment Roosevelt has received from the “educated gentlefolk” of the country, his own class, which should have supported Roosevelt but did not. When he hears the President being impugned, Wister shares his “impregnable conviction” of Roosevelt’s character. He assures Roosevelt that despite these naysayers, the “great national heart” beats for him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-17

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister remarks how Ethel Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt’s kind letters tempt Wister into traveling to Sagamore Hill the next time he is able. Wister is planning a trip to Wyoming, though is delayed due to an emergency on the part of his attendant. He discusses the “books of length” he plans to take on his journey, including A Pluralistic Universe by William James that explores the work of Henri Bergson. He also suggests From Kant to Nietzsche by Jules de Gaultier. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-27

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Owen Wister to Theodore Roosevelt

Owen Wister asks President Roosevelt if it would be possible for him and his wife, Mary Channing Wister, to visit the White House with their children at some point so that their children will have those memories of seeing the Roosevelts there. Wister plans to travel to England in mid-January, but will postpone those plans if necessary. He also sends Roosevelt a poem about Abraham Lincoln for him to read. Wister knows the author, but having read the poem can “praise only its intention and a few lyric passages.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-28

Creator(s)

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938