Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Ransom
Subject(s): Letters, Reform movement, Unemployment, Work
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Theodore Roosevelt warns Judge Ransom not to be discouraged that people have lost interest in their reforms. They will come back to them in the end, and Roosevelt says that the fundamental thing this year was that the average man wanted a job. The average man wanted work and voted the way he thought would get him work.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ransom, William L. (William Lynn), 1883-1949
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 William L. Ransom. [December 3, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210867. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Ransom. [3 Dec. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210867.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Ransom.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210867.
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. March 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.
