Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White
Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, American, Emigration and immigration--Government policy, Haakon VII, King of Norway, 1872-1957, International relations, Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932, Mobs, O'Brien, Thomas J. (Thomas James), 1842-1933, Propaganda, Anti-Japanese, Race riots, Riot control--Planning, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, White, Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherford, 1857-1916
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President Roosevelt would like to know what Ambassador to France Henry White thought about the visit from Haakon VII, King of Norway. Roosevelt is extremely concerned with the race riots in San Francisco. He expects that there will be more trouble, and has arranged troops to be nearby, but he needs to make sure the situation warrants troops. He blames some of the problems on Japanese extremists, but states Japanese are right to want Japanese treated better here. Roosevelt says “every nation has, of course, the right to limit immigration and naturalization according to its own view of public policy.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-06-15
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
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 Henry White. [June 15, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199588. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White. [15 Jun. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 31, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199588.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, June 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry White.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199588.
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. July 31, 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.
