Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. M. Johnston

Subject(s): Harvard University, Massachusetts--Cambridge, Speeches, addresses, etc.

Theodore Roosevelt declines R.M. Johnston’s request for Roosevelt to give a lecture. Roosevelt has had to decline many offers and out of fairness to those, must decline Johnston’s request as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Johnston, R. M. (Robert Matteson), 1867-1920

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 R. M. Johnston. [March 18, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212061. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. M. Johnston. [18 Mar. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212061.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to R. M. Johnston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212061.

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 13, 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.