Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hamlin Childs
Subject(s): Political cartoons, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt tells William Hamlin Childs that the cartoon is “very amusing.” Roosevelt expresses particular interest in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle‘s use of the phrase, “too proud to fight,” a statement that President Woodrow Wilson had made in the aftermath of the Lusitania disaster to explain why the United States would not be entering World War I. Roosevelt thinks it will be a long time before any “self-respecting American” will quote those words.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-06-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Childs, William Hamlin, 1857-1928
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 William Hamlin Childs. [June 16, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212425. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hamlin Childs. [16 Jun. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212425.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, June 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Hamlin Childs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212425.
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.
