Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins
Subject(s): Lewis, William Draper, 1867-1949, Loeb, William, 1866-1937, Partisanship, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Smith, Herbert Knox, 1869-1931, Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Theodore Roosevelt asks George W. Perkins to inform William Draper Lewis and Herbert Knox Smith that he will “crib shamelessly” from Smith’s memorandum for the closing part of his Kansas City speech. For the next three weeks William Loeb is going at things exclusively from the Republican side because he thinks Roosevelt and Perkins cannot.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-05-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins. [May 13, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290347. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins. [13 May. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290347.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George W. Perkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290347.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
