Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Navy Department
Subject(s): Battleships--Design and construction, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance, United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance, United States. Navy. General Board
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President Roosevelt requests the Navy Department make a specific report on the relative advantages and disadvantages of the 14-inch and 12-inch guns. Roosevelt wants to be sure that the matter has received the fullest consideration.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
United States. Navy Department
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 United States Navy Department. [December 29, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205925. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Navy Department. [29 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205925.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, December 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to United States Navy Department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205925.
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. January 9, 2026. 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.
