Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Governmental investigations, International relations, Mexico, Military policy, Military readiness, Peace--Government policy, Press and politics, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt is pleased that Senator Lodge appreciated his article on Mexico, and he is considering another article about the outrages committed against American citizens. Roosevelt does not agree with President Wilson’s peace policy, with Mexico or in Europe. At the request of his friends, he did not attack Wilson’s policy before the election as it might harm them. However, Roosevelt now intends to “smite the administration with a heavy hand.” Wilson has no intention to investigate the country’s military unpreparedness, and Roosevelt believes that Wilson and Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan are the “worst men we ever had in their positions.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Henry Cabot Lodge. [December 8, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210913. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [8 Dec. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210913.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210913.
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 25, 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.
