Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Ross McCoy
Subject(s): Germany, Johnston, Gordon, 1874-1934, Military service, Voluntary, New York (State)--Plattsburgh, War, Declaration of, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt has received Captain McCoy’s letter and will discuss its suggestions with Gordon Johnston when he visits the Plattsburgh Camp. He has discussed the machine gun division with Mr. Smedburg. Roosevelt is unsure if the Wilson administration can be “kicked into war” but the Germans might declare war.
Collection
Creation Date
1915-08-24
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Frank Ross McCoy. [August 24, 1915]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287428. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Ross McCoy. [24 Aug. 1915]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287428.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 24]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Ross McCoy.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287428.
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.
