Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Cuba--Santiago de Cuba, San Juan Hill, Battle of (Cuba : 1898), Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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Writing from the trenches outside of Santiago, Cuba, just after the Battle of San Juan Hill, Theodore Roosevelt thought that the event that would make his political career–the campaign in Cuba–appeared to be on the verge of becoming a catastrophe. Within a few months of writing this letter, Roosevelt would be elected governor of New York; in 1900 he was elected vice president.
Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Creation Date
1898-07-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)
Repository
Massachusetts Historical Society
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [July 3, 1898]. Massachusetts Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293146. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [3 Jul. 1898]. Multi-image.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293146.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, July 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293146.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Massachusetts Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
APA:
Massachusetts Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/massachusetts-historical-society.
