Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Silas McBee
Subject(s): Alliances, Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928, Belgium, Dinners and dining, Germany, Great Britain, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, International relations, Scheduling, War--Moral and ethical aspects, War--Public opinion, World War (1914-1918)
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Silas McBee understood the distinction Theodore Roosevelt was trying to make and Roosevelt is sending a copy of a letter he wrote to someone that wanted him to join the Anglo-American Alliance. Roosevelt believes Great Britain had to stand by the entente but that the majority of the Liberal cabinet would not have done so until they were forced to by public reaction against the German invasion of Belgium. Roosevelt requests to breakfast with McBee on February 6.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-01-22
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
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 Silas McBee. [January 22, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211492. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Silas McBee. [22 Jan. 1915]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211492.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, January 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Silas McBee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211492.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
