Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid
Subject(s): Durand, H. Mortimer (Henry Mortimer), 1850-1924, East Asia, France, Germany, International relations, Japan, Reid, Whitelaw, Mrs., 1857-1931, Rozhestvenskiĭ, Zinoviĭ Petrovich, 1848-1909, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918, Tōgō, Heihachirō, 1848-1934
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President Roosevelt tells Ambassador to England Reid he believes “the Russian case is absolutely hopeless” after Japanese Admiral Heihachirō Tōgō’s “smashing” of Russian Admiral Zinoviĭ Petrovich Rozhestvenskiĭ. Roosevelt has encouraged Russia to negotiate for peace. In other news, the president has struggled with British Ambassador to the United States H. Mortimer Durand and gets along better with his chief secretary. Although Roosevelt believes Durand is an “honorable public servant” and does not want to hurt him, Roosevelt would rather have someone he knew as ambassador like Cecil Spring Rice.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-05
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
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 Whitelaw Reid. [June 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191854. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [5 Jun. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191854.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191854.
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. January 16, 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.
