Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Beach Needham
Subject(s): Collier, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1876-1918, Garvin, Lucius F. C. (Lucius Fayette Clark), 1841-1922, Social movements, White, William Allen, 1868-1944
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President Roosevelt finds “a rather grim satisfaction” in seeing Henry Beach Needham’s movement misjudged in the papers, having been in the same position. However, he thinks the movement has “great possibilities for good.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Needham, Henry Beach, 1871-1915
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 Beach Needham. [September 24, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196603. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Beach Needham. [24 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196603.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Beach Needham.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196603.
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. January 30, 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.
