Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White
Subject(s): Chauvinism and jingoism, Cuba, Etiquette, Friendship--Correspondence, Hawaii, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Smalley, George W. (George Washburn), 1833-1916, White, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford, 1857-1916
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt received Henry White’s letter. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have become fond of White and his wife, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford White. Roosevelt wants to visit England to research naval matters. He was amused at George W. Smalley’s comment about his “supposed jingoism,” especially as he wishes “we were more jingo about Cuba and Hawaii.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-04-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White. [April 30, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158582. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White. [30 Apr. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158582.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, April 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158582.
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. February 27, 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.
