Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918, Horses, International relations--Forecasting, Japan, McCall, Samuel W. (Samuel Walker), 1851-1923, Presidents--Attitudes, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, United States. Congress, United States. Department of the Navy, United States. Dept. of the Navy
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President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about his battles with Congress to get four battleships. Roosevelt says some senators are indifferent or unpatriotic. He fears war with Japan and that pushes him to build the navy. Roosevelt adds that Ted was home with a sore throat but is now better, and also says that he and Edith went riding.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-04-19
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
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 Kermit Roosevelt. [April 19, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281060. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [19 Apr. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281060.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, April 19]. 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/o281060.
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. March 5, 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.
