Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): American poetry, Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921, Carisbrooke, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of, 1886-1960, Cawein, Gertrude Foster McKelvey, 1877-1918, Cawein, Madison Julius, 1865-1914, Dinners and dining, Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860, Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquis of, 1854-1921, Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821, Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815), Poets, Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935
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President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit Roosevelt that he feels bad about a patronizing remark he made about the poet Madison Julius Cawein, who just had lunch with him. He also discusses Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poems. Roosevelt had Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg and his nephew Prince Alexander to dinner, where he sat Louis next to Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte. This amused Roosevelt, as Bonaparte is a grand-nephew of Napoleon I, and Battenberg is a grandson of a Hessian general who served under, and then deserted, Napoleon.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-06
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [November 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193048. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [6 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193048.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193048.
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.
