Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Dodge, Grenville M., 1831-1916, Gallagher, Hugh J. (Hugh John), 1861-1937, Ladd, Eugene Frederick, 1859-1927, Vermont
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President Roosevelt explains how his view of military promotions differs from Senator Proctor’s view. Proctor wants men to be promoted to “recognize” a particular state, in his case, Vermont, while Roosevelt wants to promote people based on merit. Roosevelt does not want to run the army in the interest of politicians. Instead, he wants to run the army “in the interest of the entire American people, and with an eye single to making it the best it can possibly be.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor. [June 3, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191841. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor. [3 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191841.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Redfield Proctor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191841.
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. July 31, 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.
