Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Langdon Warner
Subject(s): Archaeology--Study and teaching, China, Fighting bull--Behavior, Germans--Politics and government, Germany, Mexico, Military service, Voluntary, Sin, Smithsonian Institution, Southern States, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World politics--Public opinion, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt is waiting for Warner’s report to arrive and will write him again once it does. He is not surprised by what Warner has told him about the Germans. As a descendant of Germans and the Southern States, Roosevelt compares the Germans to the antebellum South as a fine stock that deteriorated because of their leaders. If Roosevelt is given the opportunity to raise his “Legion,” he will make sure Warner is a member but he doubts President Wilson will enter the war and compares him to a bull who refused to participate in a bullfight. In a postscript, Roosevelt says he has read and received the report. He agrees that the most important archaeological work is to be done in China and is impressed with Warner’s work and collaboration with his international counterparts.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-07-02
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 Langdon Warner. [July 2, 1915]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212533. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Langdon Warner. [2 Jul. 1915]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212533.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1915, July 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Langdon Warner. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212533.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
