Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid
Subject(s): Campbell-Bannerman, Henry, 1836-1908, England, Germany, Great Britain, International relations, Japan, Letters, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Navy, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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President Roosevelt comments to Whitelaw Reid, the Ambassador to Great Britain, about an incident involving the publication of letters. Roosevelt is sorry about Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman and the trouble of the Liberal majority. Roosevelt provides a brief update to Reid about the planned journey of the United States Naval Fleet, saying that it has been invited to stop by Japan on its trip. Roosevelt had hoped that this would not be necessary, as he is nervous that “some desperado [will do] something that will have very bad effects.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-20
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 Whitelaw Reid. [March 20, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202052. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid. [20 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202052.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Whitelaw Reid.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202052.
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. June 5, 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.
