Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart
Subject(s): Barton, James L. (James Levi), 1855-1936, Patrick, Mary Mills, 1850-1940, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Turkey--Istanbul, Universities and colleges, Universities and colleges--Finance
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President Roosevelt explains to Albert Bushnell Hart that he took the stand he did regarding the Constantinople matter because Secretary of State Root informed him that James L. Barton and Mary Mills Patrick had misrepresented the facts. Roosevelt explains what he now believes the facts of the matter to be, as Hart is as mistaken as Roosevelt was.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart. [June 16, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202993. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart. [16 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202993.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert Bushnell Hart.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o202993.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
