Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott
Subject(s): Editorials, Gary, Elbert H. (Elbert Henry), 1846-1927, Monopolies, Price regulation
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Richard Wilson Knott for the letter and editorial. He asks which “Mr. Parsons” advocates for the “1st-alone policy?” This policy permitted the growth of a power greater than law and must be dissolved. Roosevelt understands the dangers of falling into a tyrannical bureaucracy when ridding an irresponsible autocracy. He does not understand Knott’s allusion to his endorsement of Elbert H. Gary’s proposition that the government fix steel prices.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Knott, Richard Wilson, 1849-1917
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Richard Wilson Knott. [August 8, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219211. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott. [8 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219211.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, August 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Wilson Knott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219211.
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 13, 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.
