Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice
Subject(s): Aging--Recreation, Britons--Politics and government, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Imperialism, King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Peace treaties, Presidents--Evaluation, Recall of judicial decisions, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Spring Rice, Florence, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Theodore Roosevelt updates Cecil Spring Rice on the members of the Roosevelt family. Roosevelt feels that British politics are much more interesting than politics in the United States at the moment. He is disappointed in President Taft, and thinks that his leadership has divided the conservative and progressive streams within the Republican Party. However, Roosevelt would like to see Taft elected again. Roosevelt has “no sympathy with [Taft’s] arbitration treaty business” and believes the treaty should be strictly between Great Britain and the United States. Roosevelt also writes about his contentment with his life at the moment, writing for The Outlook.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
7
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice. [August 22, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219379. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice. [22 Aug. 1911]. 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/o219379.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, August 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219379.
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.
