Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amos Pinchot
Subject(s): Addams, Jane, 1860-1935, Alsop, Joseph W. (Joseph Wright), 1876-1953, Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927, Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941, Davis, Henry Winter, 1817-1865, Davis, Oscar K. (Oscar King), 1866-1932, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Dixon, Joseph M. (Joseph Moore), 1867-1934, Elections, Flinn, William, 1851-1924, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Guggenheim, Simon, Lewis, William Draper, 1867-1949, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943, McCarthy, Charles, 1873-1921, Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953, Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920, Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Political parties--Platforms, Progressive Party (1912), Radicalism, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Thompson, Charles H. (Charles Howard), 1870-1933, Trusts, Industrial, Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878, Wilkinson, Horace S. (Horace Simpson), 1868-1937, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Theodore Roosevelt writes Amos Pinchot to discuss his continued support for George W. Perkins to remain a figure in the Progressive Party and warns against rooting out moderates from the party for the sake of maintaining the purity of ideals. Roosevelt also pushes back against the idea that breaking down trusts would improve the cost of living, and lays out what happened regarding the trust plank of the Progressive Party’s 1912 platform.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
15
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amos Pinchot. [December 5, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207368. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amos Pinchot. [5 Dec. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207368.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, December 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Amos Pinchot.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o207368.
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.
