Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Michael Walsh
Subject(s): Ambassadors, Ambassadors' spouses, Bishops, Ireland, John, 1838-1918, Letters, Scandals--Political aspects, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922, Storer, Maria Longworth, 1849-1932
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President Roosevelt tells Catholic newspaper publisher Michael Walsh that his main point of contention in the recent incident regarding B. Storer and Maria Longworth Storer was the damage done to Archbishop John Ireland. Roosevelt notes that he does not regret anything he stated in the private letters that were recently published. The letter is marked “Private” and Roosevelt scrawls “Not for publication” at the top.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Michael Walsh. [December 19, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197647. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Michael Walsh. [19 Dec. 1906]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197647.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1906, December 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Michael Walsh. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o197647.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
