Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Hayes
Subject(s): Meetings, Navies, United States--Atlantic Coast, United States--Pacific Coast, United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force, Washington (D.C.)
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President Roosevelt invites Representative Hayes to meet him in Washington, D.C., to go over the matter in Hayes’s letter. The president plans to take the ground that Hayes advocates regarding the Great White Fleet, observing that the Pacific Coast is as much America’s coastline as the Atlantic Coast is.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hayes, E. A. (Everis Anson), 1855-1942
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 E. A. Hayes. [September 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200334. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Hayes. [19 Sep. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200334.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to E. A. Hayes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200334.
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. February 20, 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.
