Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt
Subject(s): Argentina, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Families--Social life and customs, Family--Social life and customs, Military policy, Military readiness, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt recommends that Kermit Roosevelt get to know “men high up in Argentina.” He understands Kermit’s warlike feeling as the United States is in poor shape and President Wilson refuses to prepare for war. The actions of the warring nations will likely involve the country in a European war and nothing is being done. Roosevelt concludes with brief updates on several Roosevelt family members.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-02-17
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt. [February 17, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211720. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt. [17 Feb. 1915]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211720.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, February 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o211720.
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.
