Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan
Subject(s): Anthracite Coal Strike (Pennsylvania : 1902), Books and reading, British--Legal status, laws, etc., Cuba, Electoral college, Panama, Presidents--Election, Presidents--Public opinion, Strikes and lockouts--Coal mining, Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876-1962
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President Roosevelt finds reading a great comfort, a “dissipation which I have to sometimes try to avoid, instead of an irksome duty.” Roosevelt mentions that the presidential campaign is now opening and he will be nominated without opposition. He points out an inferiority with the American electoral system in comparison to the British system. Roosevelt feels his actions in ending the anthracite coal strike, and his dealings in Cuba and Panama, speak for themselves and the “rest must take care of itself.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-05-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Trevelyan, George Otto, 1838-1928
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan. [May 28, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188281. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan. [28 May. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188281.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1904, May 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188281.
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. November 25, 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.
