Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss
Subject(s): Battleships--Design and construction, Japan. Kaigun, Military readiness--Planning, United States. Navy
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President Roosevelt tells Representative Foss that he doesn’t want to lead the race for large ships, but does not want to fall behind either. Roosevelt states that the two most recent ships commissioned for the Navy are each about eighteen thousand tons. He notes this size is comparable to Japan’s new battleship, which is named the Satsuma, and closes by saying that they cannot take any chances with their navy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foss, George Edmund, 1863-1936
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 George Edmund Foss. [December 19, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197637. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss. [19 Dec. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197637.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, December 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Edmund Foss.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197637.
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.
