Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Livingston Roscoe
Subject(s): Johnston, Gordon, 1874-1934, Military readiness, Preparedness, United States Military Academy, United States. Army, United States. Army. Air Cavalry Division, 1st, United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st
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Theodore Roosevelt advises Lieutenant David Livingston Roscoe that it is not possible for him to enlist now, because no one knows when the war will occur. Roosevelt points out that Roscoe should not worry about not being a graduate of West Point as many of the best officers he knew, like Colonel Gordon Johnstone, were not graduates of West Point, either.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roscoe, David Livingston, 1874-1971
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 David Livingston Roscoe. [March 29, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212157. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Livingston Roscoe. [29 Mar. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212157.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, March 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Livingston Roscoe.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212157.
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.
