Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Basil Tracy

Subject(s): DeCamp, Joseph, 1858-1923, Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Woodbury, John, 1856-1940

President Roosevelt tells Frank Basil Tracy that while he greatly likes the portrait that Joseph DeCamp painted of him, he does not want to write a letter specifically about it because then he would be asked to write letters about every other portrait. Roosevelt does not object to Tracy making a statement that he knows that Roosevelt likes the portrait. John Woodbury has a letter that Roosevelt gives Tracy permission to quote from. Roosevelt likes Albert Bushnell Hart, especially recently since “his action in connection with the Englishman at Tokio.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912

Publication Date

2021-08-26

Language

English

Period

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

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Frank Basil Tracy. [December 29, 1908?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205933. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Basil Tracy. [29 Dec. 1908?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205933.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1908, December 29?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Basil Tracy. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o205933.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.