Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw
Subject(s): Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919, Delaware, Editorials, Mississippi, New York (State), Newspapers, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Panama--Panama Canal, Press and politics, Speeches, addresses, etc., Vardaman, James Kimble, 1861-1930
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President Roosevelt feels that acquiring the land for an Isthmian canal cannot be done by treaty and public opinion is not prepared to accept the land’s seizure by force. Roosevelt was disappointed that the Review of Reviews displayed a positive view of James Vardaman, recently elected Governor of Mississippi, who Roosevelt considers worse than John Edward Addicks of Delaware.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-10-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Albert Shaw. [October 7, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186125. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw. [7 Oct. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186125.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Shaw.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186125.
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. May 15, 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.
