Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway
Subject(s): Congdon, Chester A. (Chester Adgate), 1853-1916, Elections, Letters, Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
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Theodore Roosevelt is genuinely touched by Representative Chester A. Congdon’s letter and thinks he is right. However, as he shares with John Campbell Greenway, he does not see how he could have stayed out of the fight. If he had, his friends and supporters would have felt he abandoned the fight for decency. Roosevelt will do all he can to regulate the use of great wealth in business, eliminate privilege, and work for more equality of opportunity and better conditions for those not well off. However, he will not go into general assaults or accept visionary theories as panaceas, regardless of who promotes it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-12-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 John Campbell Greenway. [December 19, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214752. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway. [19 Dec. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214752.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1910, December 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o214752.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
