Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Weeden
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), Books and reading, Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873, Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894, Greeley, Edwin S. (Edwin Seneca), 1832-1920, Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877, Panama, Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872, Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886, Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869, Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868, Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874, Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird), 1820-1871, Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878
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President Roosevelt tells William B. Weeden his opinions and critiques of a book written by Weeden that he is reading on his trip to Panama. He compares the situations of Abraham Lincoln to his own, concluding that he has “bigger men than Lincoln had in his cabinet-men who have the great qualities of Seward, Chase and Stanton, without their great defects.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Weeden, William B. (William Babcock), 1834-1912
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 William B. Weeden. [November 12, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197270. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Weeden. [12 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197270.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, November 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William B. Weeden.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197270.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
