Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles McCarthy
Subject(s): Barnes, William, 1866-1930, Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, National parks and reserves, National Republican Party (U.S.), New Jersey--Palisades Park, Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920, Political campaigns, Political socialization--German states, Progressive Party (1912), Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Wisconsin
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Charles McCarthy that he does not believe they can give up the Progressive Party, and joining the Republicans under William Barnes would be folly. Roosevelt believes Woodrow Wilson is the worst president since James Buchanan. He thinks the Progressives of Wisconsin are wrong to find fault with candidate George W. Perkins, whose work on the Palisades Interstate Park Commission was “the best practical experiment on the socialization of government…”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-08-26
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
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles McCarthy. [August 26, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212737. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles McCarthy. [26 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212737.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles McCarthy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212737.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
