Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Angus McSween
Subject(s): Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929, Political conventions, Press and politics, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Click on image to zoom in
Theodore Roosevelt gives Angus McSween his opinion about the current political candidates and asks that McSween not quote him. He believes that Theodore E. Burton is a less desirable candidate than Elihu Root because he is against national defense and only supports it as Woodrow Wilson does.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-11-27
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 Angus McSween. [November 27, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213127. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Angus McSween. [27 Nov. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213127.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, November 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Angus McSween.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213127.
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.
