Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte
Subject(s): Connecticut (Battleship : BB 18), Constitution (Frigate), Lukesh, George M. (George Martin), 1874-1935, Newspapers, Presidents--Public opinion, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Warships
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President Roosevelt comments to Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte about several ships, and shares his amusement at the comment in a newspaper article about the proposed destruction of the Constitution as likely being instigated by Roosevelt, thinking that Roosevelt’s “violent hostility to the Constitution is extended to anything which bears the hated title.” He has “a certain malign satisfaction” in seeing some newspapers take an attitude towards Bonaparte similar to that which they have always taken towards Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921
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 Charles J. Bonaparte. [August 16, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196292. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte. [16 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196292.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, August 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196292.
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 13, 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.
