Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks
Subject(s): Alaska, California--San Diego, California--San Francisco, Coast defenses, Hawaii, Hawaii--Pearl Harbor, Military readiness, Military readiness--Appropriations and expenditures, Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound, Panama--Panama Canal, Philippines, Philippines--Manila, South China Sea--Manila Bay, United States--Columbia River Estuary, United States. Congress, United States. Navy, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.
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President Roosevelt provides Vice President Fairbanks with details explaining why it is urgent that Congress act quickly to appropriate funding for coastal defenses of several areas in and around the Pacific. Roosevelt explains both the current situation of defenses in Manila Bay, Pearl Harbor, and the Pacific Coast of the United States, as well as the plans that are currently in place to improve these defenses. He asks Fairbanks to try to expedite the process of providing funding for these purposes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-21
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
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 Charles W. Fairbanks. [February 21, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201724. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks. [21 Feb. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201724.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles W. Fairbanks.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201724.
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 27, 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.
