Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge
Subject(s): Australia. Royal Australian Navy, Canada. Royal Canadian Navy, Germany. Kriegsmarine, Great Britain. Royal Navy, International Peace Conference, Maritime law, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Africa. Navy, Spain, Spain. Armada, Spanish-American War (1898), Submarine warfare, United States. Navy, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Albert J. Beveridge’s opinion that additional battleships would have given Spain the excuse to avoid the Spanish War. Roosevelt mentions the high quality of the naval program when he was president and reiterates that World War I was not caused by anything connected to the freedom of the seas.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-01-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927
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 Albert J. Beveridge. [January 24, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212398. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge. [24 Jan. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212398.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, January 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Albert J. Beveridge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212398.
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.
