Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Cameron Forbes
Subject(s): Administrative law--U.S. territories and possessions, Armed Forces, American, Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926, International relations, Philippines, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to say it is useless for America to retain the Philippines if they will also accept the inept foreign policies of William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson. He feels America is not prepared to militarily defend the Philippines and should thus give them up.
Collection
Creation Date
1915-04-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 W. Cameron Forbes. [April 6, 1915]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283207. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Cameron Forbes. [6 Apr. 1915]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283207.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, April 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Cameron Forbes.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283207.
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. December 11, 2025. 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.
