Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie
Subject(s): Disarmament--Political aspects, International Peace Conference, Military readiness, United States. Navy
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President Roosevelt stands by his decision to expand the Navy despite earlier statements that he would not do so. Roosevelt tells Andrew Carnegie that while confidentiality prohibits him from revealing all of the reasons for his decision, rising global tensions and the failure of the Second International Peace Conference at The Hague to establish a way to enforce disarmament provide ample reason for him to want to improve the United States’ own Navy.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-11-19
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
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 Andrew Carnegie. [November 19, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200806. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie. [19 Nov. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200806.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, November 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Andrew Carnegie.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200806.
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. January 30, 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.