Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird
Subject(s): Elections, Progressive Party (1912)
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Theodore Roosevelt acknowledges the sacrifices Charles Sumner Bird has made and writes that he is sorry Bird will not run for office. Roosevelt writes that he himself will not be a candidate in the next election because he is “out of kilter with the trend of American thought.”
Collection
Creation Date
1915-07-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bird, Charles Sumner, 1855-1927
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Charles Sumner Bird. [July 7, 1915]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279823. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird. [7 Jul. 1915]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279823.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, July 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Sumner Bird.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279823.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
