Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley
Subject(s): New Mexico, New York (State), Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Speeches, addresses, etc., Stone, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, 1876-1949, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Theodore Roosevelt advises Alford Warriner Cooley not to take any chances. Roosevelt is “slightly chagrined” to know that Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley has only heard him speak when he gave the “very worst speeches I ever made.” Roosevelt is disheartened by the political situation in New York because half want to return to the economic conditions of 60 years ago and the other half wants to move forward with a blend of big business and government power. Roosevelt worries about the progressives who lack leadership and thinks President William H. Taft knows nothing about such problems since he approaches them as a “mere lawyer.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-08-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cooley, Alford Warriner, 1873-1913
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. [August 29, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219457. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. [29 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219457.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, August 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219457.
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. December 5, 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.
