Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton
Subject(s): Advertising, Business and politics, Endorsements in advertising, Religion--Exhibitions
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President Roosevelt instructs Joseph Ralph Burton to place a statement in several publications that the Jerusalem Exhibit Company’s advertisements that used a financial endorsement from Roosevelt were “wrong and unjust.” Roosevelt would like copies of the disclaimers after their publication.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton. [June 29, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185232. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton. [29 Jun. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185232.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, June 29]. Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o185232.
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 13, 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.
