Washington item: Mr. Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons from a Japanese instructor
Subject(s): Japan, Jiu-jitsu--Training, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Wrestling
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This cartoon illustrates President Roosevelt’s routine of wrestling with a Japanese instructor through a variety of vignettes. A man is told to return to meet with Roosevelt and waits for “one hour of refreshments” as Roosevelt wrestles. In the last vignette, Roosevelt wrestles the man. Caption: “He will now be able to wrestle with the questions of the day more effectively.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-26
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
Washington item: Mr. Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons from a Japanese instructor. [March 26, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302443. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
McCay, Winsor. Washington item: Mr. Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons from a Japanese instructor. [26 Mar. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302443.
APA:
McCay, Winsor., [1904, March 26]. Washington item: Mr. Roosevelt is taking wrestling lessons from a Japanese instructor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302443.
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.
