Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Military policy, Military readiness, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt agrees on the injustice of families paying for the “slothful and utterly selfish ambitions of a cold blooded and unprincipled demagogue.” After the war, he intends to write a truthful record of why the country entered the war so late and unprepared. Ethel Roosevelt Derby notes that she sent the letter at Roosevelt’s request even though he was too ill to finish.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-02-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Archibald B. Roosevelt. [February 8, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287401. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt. [8 Feb. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287401.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, February 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287401.
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 29, 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.