Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee
Subject(s): Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922, Burgess, John William, 1844-1931, Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947, Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921, Lee of Fareham, Viscountess (Ruth Moore Lee), 1891-1941, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Oliver, Frederick Scott, 1864-1934, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Speyer, James, 1861-1941, Swettenham, James Alexander, 1846-1933, Ware, Fabian, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941, Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
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President Roosevelt believes Arthur Hamilton Lee handled the “Swettenham matter” efficiently, calling the matter itself a “cosmic incident” and citing others like Swettenham in American Government, most notably General James Harrison Wilson. He was amused by the opinions of John William Burgess, who was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt professorship in at the University of Berlin. While Roosevelt admires some of Burgess’s scholarly accomplishments, he considers Burgess “hopefully wrong-headed” and criticizes his first lecture denouncing the Monroe Doctrine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947
Publication Date
2022-10-13
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 Arthur Hamilton Lee. [April 8, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199071. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee. [8 Apr. 1907?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199071.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1907, April 8?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Hamilton Lee. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199071.
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. October 30, 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.
