Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Arrest, Assault and battery, Bangs, Francis Reginald, 1869-1939, Blagden, Arthur C. (Arthur Campbell), 1884-1915, Kelley, Shaun, 1884-1969, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Massachusetts--Boston, O'Meara, Stephen, 1854-1918, Plainclothes police officers
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President Roosevelt wishes his son Ted had written sooner “instead of allowing us to inevitably believe that you acted foolishly” as he heard of Ted’s arrest from the newspapers. Roosevelt believes that his son and Arthur Blagden, a fellow student at Harvard, behaved correctly. However, Shaun Kelley, Ted’s roommate, did not. Roosevelt has written Boston Police Commissioner Stephen O’Meara about the plainclothes officer who struck Ted and believes the man “ought to be thrown off the force.” Senator Henry Cabot Lodge also wrote O’Meara supporting Ted in the incident.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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 Theodore Roosevelt. [October 2, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196682. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [2 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196682.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, October 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196682.
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. April 16, 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.
