Remarks of President Roosevelt to the school children, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29, 1903

Subject(s): Citizenship, Citizenship (International law), Play, Utah--Salt Lake City

Theodore Roosevelt believes in playing hard while you play and “when you work don’t play at all.”

Comments and Context

This speech mistakenly lists the city as “Salt Lake City, Idaho.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Speech

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:

Remarks of President Roosevelt to the school children, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29, 1903. [May 29, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289940. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Remarks of President Roosevelt to the school children, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29, 1903. [29 May. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289940.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, May 29]. Remarks of President Roosevelt to the school children, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29, 1903.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289940.

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. August 3, 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.