Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Presidents--Attitudes
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President Roosevelt tells the writer Edward Sandford Martin that “that boy” has the right stuff to be an army officer. As much as Roosevelt wishes he was that young and had a whole life ahead of him, he is having as good a time now as he ever had.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-12-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
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 Edward Sandford Martin. [December 22, 1905]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283457. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin. [22 Dec. 1905]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283457.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, December 22]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edward Sandford Martin.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283457.
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.
