Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster
Subject(s): Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927, Elections--Public opinion, Massachusetts, Political party organization, Presidential candidates, Progressive Party (1912), Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Walter H. Foster for the letter and is sure Foster will understand that it is better for him not to comment on “the Massachusetts situation.” Roosevelt also asserts that the Progressives must give up the idea of running him for the presidency again. The most important thing is to get a “thoroughly good man upon whom the anti-Democratic sentiment can unite” as President Woodrow Wilson is, in Roosevelt’s eyes, “one of the worst Presidents we have ever had.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-10-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Foster, Walter H. (Walter Herbert), 1880-1976
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 Walter H. Foster. [October 25, 1915]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212971. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster. [25 Oct. 1915]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 26, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212971.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1915, October 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Walter H. Foster. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212971.
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. November 26, 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.
