Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White
Subject(s): American newspapers--Political aspects, Barnes, William, 1866-1930, Democratic Party (U.S.), Libel and slander--U.S. states, National Republican Party (U.S.), White, Sallie Moss Lindsay, 1869-1950, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Theodore Roosevelt sends William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, two articles from the New York Times that he says represent the opinions of President Woodrow Wilson’s friends towards William Barnes. Barnes is a leading member of the Republican National Committee and editor of the Albany Journal. Roosevelt notes that the New York Times and Wall Street generally support Wilson, and that many Democrats support Barnes while many Republicans do not. Roosevelt notes that no thinking man can consider Barnes honest after Roosevelt successfully defended himself against Barnes’s libel suit. Roosevelt wishes well to White’s wife Sallie Moss Lindsay White, who helps White run the newspaper.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-08-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
White, William Allen, 1868-1944
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 Allen White. [August 26, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212744. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White. [26 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212744.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212744.
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. June 29, 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.
