Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Business, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, International relations, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Mexico, Military training camps, New York (State)--Plattsburgh, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968, Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Speeches, addresses, etc., War, Wars, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about a speech he gave entitled “Americanism” and rails against President Wilson and his foreign policy toward the World War and Mexico, unfavorably comparing Wilson to Thomas Jefferson. Roosevelt talks of how well Ted has done in business this year and discusses the army training camp at Plattsburgh, New York.
Collection
Creation Date
1915-10-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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. [October 15, 1915]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281206. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [15 Oct. 1915]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281206.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, October 15]. 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/o281206.
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 15, 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.
