Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Homer Davenport

Subject(s): Political cartoons, Presidents--Elections

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President Roosevelt tells cartoonist Homer Davenport that his “good enough for me” cartoon helped contribute to Roosevelt’s electoral victory, and he thanks him for it. In a handwritten postscript, Roosevelt invites Davenport to visit soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Davenport, Homer, 1867-1912

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

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 Homer Davenport. [November 9, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189829. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Homer Davenport. [9 Nov. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189829.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, November 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Homer Davenport.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o189829.

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. March 5, 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.

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comments and context

Comments and Context

Homer Davenport was a staff cartoonist for William Randolph Hearst in San Francisco for the Examiner, and in New York City for the Journal. His cartoons against William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt were savage, but by 1904 he admired Roosevelt and joined the smaller New York Mail, a Republican daily. For that paper Davenport drew the iconic “He’s Good Enough For Me,” which was widely reprinted, eventually gracing billboards, posters, postcards, and handbills. Roosevelt assisted Davenport’s hobby and business of importing white Arabian stallions to America. In 1912 Davenport redrew this famous cartoon, endorsing Roosevelt, before rejoining Hearst. He died soon thereafter, catching a cold whilst covering the return of the Titanic survivors on New York’s docks.

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