Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn
Subject(s): Arizona, Brito, Frank, 1877-1973, Civil service positions, Goodrich, David M. (David Marvin), 1876-1950, Marketing, Oklahoma, Patronage, Political, Political campaigns, Reunions, Rynning, Thomas H. (Thomas Harbo), 1866-1941, Scheduling, United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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President Roosevelt asks if the former Rough Rider who William H. H. Llewellyn saw working as a bartender was Thomas H. Rynning. If so, he jokingly points out that he was promoted before Roosevelt was in command of the regiment. Roosevelt is glad that Llewellyn prosecuted Frank Brito, another former Rough Rider, because they “cannot afford to let it be thought that we either shield bad men because they are Rough Riders, or press second rate men forward for the same reason.” Many former Rough Riders have been asking Roosevelt for government positions. Roosevelt is chagrined that the annual reunion of Rough Riders was rescheduled on his account, and thinks that they should stop annual reunions altogether, as he does not want them to be commercialized. He was uncomfortable with Rough Riders speaking for him in uniform in the recent election because of the spectacle, and thinks that in the future reunions should only take place every four years, and should be “simply and solely a quiet meeting of the regiment without any outside show of a spectacular type.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-07-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Llewellyn, William H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1851-1927
Language
English
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
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 Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn. [July 13, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179165. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn. [13 Jul. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179165.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, July 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. H. Llewellyn.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o179165.
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 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.
