Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt
Subject(s): Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Military policy, Military readiness--Management, Military readiness--Public opinion, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Spring, World War (1914-1918)
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The American public is beginning to show distress that their military carries “so little weight” in the current fighting. The Wilson administration is attempting to “speed up certain matters” but it may be too late. The administration’s positive forecasts also make it difficult to determine the “probabilities for the future.” For example, Roosevelt has no idea what Quentin is doing or whether he will ever receive a plane and be able to serve at the front. Spring has arrived at Sagamore Hill and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is doing well. Roosevelt is proud that his sons and Richard Derby have a part to play in the great crisis.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-04-21
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 Quentin Roosevelt. [April 21, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286396. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt. [21 Apr. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286396.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, April 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286396.
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 22, 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.
