Copy of letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace G. Knowles
Subject(s): Elections, Illinois--Chicago, New York (State)--Albany, New York (State)--Plattsburgh, Political conventions, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States, World politics
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Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Horace G. Knowles liked his Plattsburgh speech. Roosevelt and Knowles also discuss Elihu Root’s presidential chances and refers to Root’s position at the 1912 Republican National Convention in Chicago. Roosevelt references the schooling of Knowles’ son Lewis Wallace Knowles.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-12-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knowles, Horace G. (Horace Greeley), 1863-1937
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:
Copy of letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace G. Knowles. [December 14, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213194. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Copy of letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace G. Knowles. [14 Dec. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213194.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, December 14]. Copy of letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Horace G. Knowles.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213194.
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.
