President Roosevelt – “Never mind; it will get ripe as sure as fate.”
Subject(s): Cuba, Reciprocity, Reciprocity (Commerce), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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President Roosevelt, holding a knife labeled “Pittsburg Speech,” comforts “Cuba” as they look over a garden wall at a ripening melon labeled “Reciprocity.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-05
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
President Roosevelt – “Never mind; it will get ripe as sure as fate.”. [July 5, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274600. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Maybell, Claude, 1872-. President Roosevelt – “Never mind; it will get ripe as sure as fate.”. [5 Jul. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274600.
APA:
Maybell, Claude, 1872-., [1902, July 5]. President Roosevelt – “Never mind; it will get ripe as sure as fate.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274600.
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 29, 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.