Don’t buy your guns until you see the whites of their eyes
Subject(s): Basic training (Military education), Draft, Germany, Military policy, Military readiness, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Handwritten essay supporting military readiness and compulsory military service in the war against Germany. Published in Metropolitan Magazine, 1917.
Collection
Creation Date
1917
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
18
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:
Don’t buy your guns until you see the whites of their eyes. [1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286943. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Don’t buy your guns until you see the whites of their eyes. [1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286943.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917]. Don’t buy your guns until you see the whites of their eyes.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286943.
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. March 12, 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.
