Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury
Subject(s): Friendship, Letters, Presidents--Public opinion
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President Roosevelt was “deeply pleased and moved” by Thomas R. Lounsbury’s letter, but fears that those words are inadequate to express how he felt upon reading it. Roosevelt reflects on his goals as president of doing everything he can to benefit the “plain people” of America, and of working to gain “their trust and approbation.” That being said, the mass of the public is occasionally difficult to understand and acts with seeming randomness, and Roosevelt comments that “the friendship, the goodwill and the praise I value more than I can express come from [Lounsbury] and from two or three others whose convictions and judgement I deeply respect.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lounsbury, Thomas R., 1838-1915
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Thomas R. Lounsbury. [July 5, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196003. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury. [5 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196003.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, July 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas R. Lounsbury. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196003.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
