Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman

Subject(s): Christianity, Church attendance, Feature writing

President Roosevelt tells Howard Allen Bridgman that he is not planning to write anything next year outside of his African trip. Roosevelt would like to do anything Bridgman asks but does not think he could write that article. He muses that the fact he goes to church is a stronger appeal than anything he could write asking people to go to church.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bridgman, Howard Allen, 1860-1929

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Howard Allen Bridgman. [July 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203318. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman. [15 Jul. 1908]. 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/o203318.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, July 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203318.

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.