Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, Books and reading, Football, Groton School, Home schooling, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Massachusetts, Panama--Panama Canal, Relations with cabinet officers, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917, Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tariff, Tennis, United States. War Department. Office of the Under Secretary of War, United States. War Dept. Office of the Under Secretary of War
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President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say that he is glad Ted visited Kermit at Groton, and, if Kermit works hard, he can finish school at home next year. Roosevelt says he is having problems with the Panama Canal because of clashes between Secretary of War Taft and Chairman Shonts. Massachusetts is going crazy over the tariff as well. Roosevelt says he is getting plenty of tennis, rides, and scrambling walks. He adds that Edith has been reading a lot to Archie and Quentin and the next day African hunter Frederick Selous is visiting.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-11-12
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [November 12, 1905]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280678. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [12 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280678.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, November 12]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280678.
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. February 26, 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.
