Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilson Gardner

Subject(s): Interviewing in journalism, Letters, Newspaper Enterprise Association

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Gilson Gardiner communicating his regrets that he cannot grant Gardiner an interview. Being associated with Metropolitan Magazine, Roosevelt feels it would be inappropriate for him to grant an interview longer than approximately one hundred words.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Gardner, Gilson, 1869-1935

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Gilson Gardner. [February 17, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211717. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilson Gardner. [17 Feb. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211717.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, February 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilson Gardner.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211717.

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.