Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Horace Lorimer
Subject(s): Ambassadors, Books and reading, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dougherty, Charles A. (Charles Algernon), 1856-1916, Employee selection, Keiley, Anthony M. (Anthony Michael), 1835-1905, Periodicals, Stallo, J. B. (John Bernhard), 1823-1900
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President Roosevelt comments on an article that George Horace Lorimer recently published in The Saturday Evening Post, which commented on America’s Envoys Extraordinary. Roosevelt thinks that the article had some good points, but wishes that the article did not also misrepresent several other facts. He acknowledges that there have been some people in the past who have not been fit for their positions, but maintains that ambassadors and envoys currently appointed are by and large good men who are qualified for their positions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-06-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
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 George Horace Lorimer. [June 26, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203112. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Horace Lorimer. [26 Jun. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203112.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Horace Lorimer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203112.
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 6, 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.
