Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Portland, Maine (press release)
Subject(s): Germany, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863, Lee, Henry, 1756-1818, Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Military readiness, Patriotism, Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948, Republican Party (Me.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888, War, Wars, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Theodore Roosevelt appeals to the Republicans of Maine to fight against Germany in the Great War. Roosevelt draws from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to appeal to the people to remain strong and patriotic to their country and in the fight against Germany.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-03-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
23
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Portland, Maine (press release). [March 28, 1918]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288717. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Portland, Maine (press release). [28 Mar. 1918]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288717.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, March 28]. Speech of Colonel Roosevelt at Portland, Maine (press release).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288717.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
