This tape recording presents the audio from several Edison Amberol cylinders which originally recorded speeches by Theodore Roosevelt given in 1912. Speeches presented here include “The Right of the People to Rule,” “The Farmer and the Businessman,” “Social and Industrial Justice,” and “The Progressive Covenant.” Additionally, there are several iterations of Roosevelt’s address to the Boys Progressive League in 1912, including one prefaced by an introduction by Daniel Carter Beard, the founder of the organization the Sons of Daniel Boone, which later merged with the Boy Scouts of America.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1969-05-20

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Record Type

Audio

Resource Type

Audio

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Collected speeches of Theodore Roosevelt. [May 20, 1969]. Theodore Roosevelt Association.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299589. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Collected speeches of Theodore Roosevelt. [20 May. 1969]. Audio.
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299589.

APA:

Unknown., [1969, May 20]. Collected speeches of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299589.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Association. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Association. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association.