Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alaska, Arizona--Grand Canyon, Bills, Legislative, Campaign promises, Coal, Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948, Gregory, Thomas Watt, 1861-1933, Irrigation, Land use and energy conservation, Lane, Franklin K., Newell, Frederick Haynes, 1862-1932, Oil and gas leases, Pressure groups--Political activity, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shipping, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States. Congress, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior, United States. Navy, Water, Water resources development, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Gifford Pinchot reflects on the conservation record of the Woodrow Wilson administration in this open letter. Pinchot believes that because Wilson refused to take sides, or took the wrong side, the question of the people winning in the Shields and Myers waterpower bills and the Phelan oil bill is questionable. It is not possible to compromise with men who would use public resources for private profit.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-09-20
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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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. [September 20, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o117103. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Sep. 1916]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o117103.
APA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1916, September 20]. 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/o117103.
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.
