Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Democratic Party (U.S.), Editorials, Military departments and divisions, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Political leadership--U.S. states--Public opinion, Recruiting and enlistment, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Gifford Pinchot writes Theodore Roosevelt that everywhere he goes there is regret that the Wilson Administration refused Roosevelt’s offer to raise a division to fight in World War I. Pinchot thinks “the Nation itself has been double-crossed” in this matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-05-22
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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. [May 22, 1917]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o125061. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [22 May. 1917]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o125061.
APA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1917, May 22]. 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/o125061.
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. May 15, 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.
