Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Ellerton Lodge
Subject(s): Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936, Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928, Pettibone, George A., 1862-1908, Steunenberg, Frank, 1861-1905
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President Roosevelt responds to an offer, transmitted by John Ellerton Lodge, to have the Russian author and political activist Maksim Gorky visit during his trip to the United States. If Gorky were only an author, Roosevelt would have no objection to seeing him, but because of Gorky’s involvement with revolutionary movements, “which in governmental matters is a revolt against order as well as against tyranny, and in domestic matters is a revolt against the ordinary decencies and moralities even more than against conventional hypocrisies and cruelties,” Roosevelt is not interested in receiving him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lodge, John Ellerton, 1876-1942
Publication Date
2022-09-01
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
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 Theodore Roosevelt to John Ellerton Lodge. [April 23, 1906?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184773. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Ellerton Lodge. [23 Apr. 1906?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184773.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, April 23?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Ellerton Lodge. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o184773.
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. October 29, 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.
