Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Medill McCormick

Subject(s): Lusitania (Steamship), Olson, Harry, 1867-1935, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Theodore Roosevelt is impressed with Judge Harry Olson’s letter and asks Medill McCormick to tell him so. As Roosevelt addressed in his speech, the problem is that the public sees in broad strokes of pro-German and anti-German sentiment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-01-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McCormick, Medill, 1877-1925

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Medill McCormick. [January 29, 1916]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182099. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Medill McCormick. [29 Jan. 1916]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182099.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1916, January 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Medill McCormick. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o182099.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.