Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin
Subject(s): American Sugar Refining Company, Governmental investigations, Panama--Panama Canal, Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company, Trusts, Industrial
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Theodore Roosevelt tells John Callan O’Laughlin that he has nothing to fear about Congress investigating the “Steel Corporation matter,” the Sugar Trust, or the Panama Canal because every action was made public knowledge from the beginning. Roosevelt expected some public uproar about the Steel Corporation once the danger had passed.
Collection
Creation Date
1911-06-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin. [June 2, 1911]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278417. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin. [2 Jun. 1911]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278417.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, June 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o278417.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
