Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Cassini, Arthur Paul Nicholas, 1836-1919, China, Diplomacy, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Griscom, Lloyd Carpenter, 1872-1959, International relations, Japan, Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932, Komura, Jutarō, 1855-1911, Lamzdorf, V. N. (Vladimir Nikolaevich), graf, 1844-1907, Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949, Philippines, Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Sin, Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908, Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926, Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 1869-1947, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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President Roosevelt shares with Senator Lodge the in-depth details of how he worked to arrange a peace conference between Russia and Japan, including substantial quotations from letters and telegrams between himself and officials of both governments, as well as with Ambassador George von Lengerke Meyer and Ambassador Lloyd Carpenter Griscom. He writes frankly of his views of the two nations, and is not sure whether the negotiations will be successful.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-16
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
20
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [June 16, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [16 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/o191946.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, June 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o191946.
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.
