Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer

Subject(s): Elections, Poetry, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed William Roscoe Thayer’s poem to President Wilson. He believes that the election results will allow others to speak with similar frankness.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-11-08

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

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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. [November 8, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287467. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Roscoe Thayer. [8 Nov. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287467.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, November 8]. 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/o287467.

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. February 26, 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.