Theodore Roosevelt, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln
Subject(s): Brown, John, 1800-1859, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Slavery--Government policy, Speeches, addresses, etc.--Evaluation, Trusts, Industrial--Government policy
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Celia Baldwin Whitehead critiques a recent speech by Theodore Roosevelt dedicating a park to the memory of John Brown. Roosevelt’s speech, while dedicating a park to Brown, does not mention him much, which Whitehead reflects on. She further compares Roosevelt’s handling of trusts and special interests to be similar to that of Abraham Lincoln handling the problem of slavery, and muses that, just as Lincoln ultimately came to the conclusion that the only way to control slavery was to kill it, whether Roosevelt will come to the conclusion that the only way to control trusts will be for the government to own them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-02-24
Creator(s)
Whitehead, Celia Baldwin, 1844-1932
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln. [February 24, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304098. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Whitehead, Celia Baldwin, 1844-1932. Theodore Roosevelt, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln. [24 Feb. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304098.
APA:
Whitehead, Celia Baldwin, 1844-1932., [1911, February 24]. Theodore Roosevelt, John Brown, and Abraham Lincoln.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o304098.
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. February 26, 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.
