Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett
Subject(s): Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier), 1848-1932, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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President Roosevelt approves of the speech of Henry S. Pritchett, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and thanks him for sending a copy of it. He regrets Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s words, and says that he was partly misquoted, and partly “made a rather foolish talk which he intended should be jocose.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-06-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Henry S. Pritchett. [June 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195808. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett. [16 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195808.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, June 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry S. Pritchett.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o195808.
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.
