Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Milton Dwight Purdy
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Theodore Roosevelt tells Milton Dwight Purdy that he does not see much of a future for the Progressive National Party. Roosevelt believes that to go on with it would mean taking “some good men out of associations where they might be useful, and keeping them in a smaller organization where they cannot be useful.” Roosevelt also notes that the party organization has become very feeble and “impotent,” and there is a “tendency to have it fall into the hands of the mere cranks.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-06-23
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Purdy, Milton Dwight, 1866-1937
Publication Date
2019-02-07
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
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 Milton Dwight Purdy. [June 23, 1916?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213786. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Milton Dwight Purdy. [23 Jun. 1916?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 30, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213786.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1916, June 23?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Milton Dwight Purdy. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213786.
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. October 30, 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.
