Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Joseph O. Thompson
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Demobilization, Democratic Party (U.S.), Elections, Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, Political parties--Platforms, Postwar reconstruction, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), United States. American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Gifford Pinchot writes to Joseph O. Thompson about the direction the country must take after World War I: the creation of a progressive platform, a victorious election, and progressive laws passed. Pinchot believes the election of 1920 is second in importance only to the peace treaty itself, and he desires a platform that can “secure to our people the full fruits of their great war sacrifice.” If the “Old Guard” forms the platform, they will not be successful; “the Republican party cannot win in 1920 unless it is genuinely progressive.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-12-19
Creator(s)
Recipient
Thompson, Joseph O. (Joseph Oswalt), 1869-1933
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Joseph O. Thompson. [December 19, 1918]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o154473. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Joseph O. Thompson. [19 Dec. 1918]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o154473.
APA:
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946., [1918, December 19]. Letter from Gifford Pinchot to Joseph O. Thompson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o154473.
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. March 30, 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.
