Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josephine Preston Peabody
Subject(s): International relations, League to Enforce Peace (U.S.), Poetry, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt compliments Josephine P. Peabody on her poem Harvest Moon but also takes the opportunity to criticize President Wilson for not entering World War. He refers to another of her poems about sheep equating it to the League to Enforce Peace and make the point that pacifism will not work in this situation.
Collection
Creation Date
1916-12-15
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Peabody, Josephine Preston, 1874-1922
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 Josephine Preston Peabody. [December 15, 1916]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283259. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josephine Preston Peabody. [15 Dec. 1916]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283259.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, December 15]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Josephine Preston Peabody.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283259.
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 18, 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.
