Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Mobilization, Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926, Military policy, Scheduling
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Theodore Roosevelt cannot accept due to a busy schedule. He hopes William Roscoe Thayer will attend the breakfast hosted by William Sturgis Bigelow. Roosevelt has doubts that the Wilson administration is seriously intending to put an effective army in the field. He thinks the administration is delaying in the hope that peace will arrive.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-01-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 William Roscoe Thayer. [January 18, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287462. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer. [18 Jan. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287462.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, January 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287462.
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.
