Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee

Subject(s): Armed Forces and mass media, Editorials, Press and politics, United States. Navy

President Roosevelt sends an editorial from The Evening Post to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Satterlee, saying it shows the damage done by articles appearing in Our Navy. Roosevelt says Our Navy features foolish exaggerations that allow other publications to attack the American Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Satterlee, Herbert Livingston, 1863-1947

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Herbert Livingston Satterlee. [July 6, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199735. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee. [6 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199735.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, July 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Livingston Satterlee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o199735.

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 6, 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.