Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Thayer Mahan
Subject(s): Airplanes, Military, Georgia--Jekyll Island, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Maine--Portland, Meetings, Military operations, Naval--American, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Rhode Island--Narragansett Region
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Theodore Roosevelt replies to Captain Mahan and agrees that the “flying squad was looked upon with hysterical anxiety by the Northeast and its representatives in Congress.” If Mahan is near Oyster Bay, Roosevelt would like to have lunch with him to discuss the requests made for extra protection in coastal regions of “strategic importance.” He arranged to send them a Civil War monitor with 21 New Jersey militia to Portland, Maine.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-06-27
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Alfred Thayer Mahan. [June 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218607. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Thayer Mahan. [27 Jun. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218607.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, June 27]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Thayer Mahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o218607.
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. January 30, 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.
