Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin F. Harris
Subject(s): California, Friendship--Correspondence, James, Edmund J. (Edmund Janes), 1855-1925, New York (State), New York (State)--Plattsburgh, Panama-California Exposition, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Benjamin F. Harris that while he is glad he spoke at Plattsburgh, New York, and at the Panama-California Exposition, he does not believe further speeches on preparedness will be useful this winter. If he were to accept any invitation to speak at a college, however, it would be the one offered by President Edmund J. James of The University of Illinois. Roosevelt hopes that Harris will visit him if he is ever in New York and says that he enjoyed the speech Harris sent him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-10-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harris, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1868-1920
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 Benjamin F. Harris. [October 18, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212912. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin F. Harris. [18 Oct. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212912.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, October 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin F. Harris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212912.
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. January 23, 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.
