Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wise Wood
Subject(s): Armed Forces, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Speeches, addresses, etc., American, United States. Navy, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Theodore Roosevelt admires a letter from Henry Wise Wood. He expresses his disgust with President Woodrow Wilson’s recent speech and does not believe Wilson understands America’s military needs. Roosevelt compares Wilson’s policy with President Thomas Jefferson’s unrealistic plan to have America’s navy consist entirely of gunboats. Roosevelt says he will keep pressing for the United States to become a naval power and may give a public statement in response to Wilson’s speech.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-11-08
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
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 Henry Wise Wood. [November 8, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213046. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wise Wood. [8 Nov. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213046.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, November 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Wise Wood.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213046.
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. March 6, 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.
