Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg
Subject(s): Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920, Political parties--Platforms, Progressive Party (1912), Rowell, Chester H. (Chester Harvey), 1867-1948, White, William Allen, 1868-1944
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Theodore Roosevelt comments on the defeat of the Progressive Party and the outcome of a recent meeting of party leaders. He notes that William Allen White and Chester H. Rowell were allowed to lead the discussion and determine the party’s public platform. He wished that George W. Perkins had intervened, to reassert that the party is still committed to the progressive principles it stood for in 1912.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1914-12-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Van Valkenburg, Edwin A., 1865-1932
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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 Edwin A. Van Valkenburg. [December 11, 1914]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210939. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg. [11 Dec. 1914]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210939.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1914, December 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o210939.
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. January 30, 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.
