Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed World War I division
Subject(s): Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937, Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946, Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Buchanan, A. Russell (Albert Russell), 1906-1993, Busch, Noel F. (Noel Fairchild), 1906-1985, Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929, Cooper, John Milton, Creel, George, 1876-1953, Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948, Davis, Oscar K. (Oscar King), 1866-1932, Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970, Einstein, Lewis, 1877-1967, Engle, Harrison, Gardner, Joseph Lawrence, 1933-, Gilman, Bradley, 1857-1932, Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Harbaugh, William Henry, 1920-2005, Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947, Henderson, Daniel, 1880-1955, Historiography, Howland, Harold, 1877-, Johnston, Gordon, 1874-1934, Kirkpatrick, Sidney D., Leary, John J. (John Joseph), 1874-, Lewis, William Draper, 1867-1949, Livermore, Seward W., Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Mowry, George E. (George Edwin), 1909-1984, Palmer, Frederick, 1873-1958, Parker, John Milliken, 1863-1939, Pringle, Henry F. (Henry Fowles), 1897-1958, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950, Stoddard, Henry L. (Henry Luther), 1861-1947, Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952, Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923, Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927, World War (1914-1918)
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Joe F. Decker provides a comprehensive bibliography of the various accounts of Theodore Roosevelt’s attempt to form a volunteer division during World War I. Decker begins with Roosevelt’s own first account in 1917 and concludes with John Milton Cooper’s version in The Warrior and the Priest of 1983. Decker examines books, book chapters, and articles on the subject, and finds that the story still has not been “dealt with satisfactorily.” Decker points out the biases and the shortcomings of some of the authors, and notes that many of the accounts strongly favor either Roosevelt or his antagonist President Woodrow Wilson.
A full page-photograph of Roosevelt and General Leonard Wood accompanies the article. A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick who directed documentary films on Roosevelt is featured, along with three photographs of Roosevelt from newsreel footage used in the film The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association as well as the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on page two of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1984
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
13
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Record Type
Image
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Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed World War I division. [January 22, 1984]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307499. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Decker, Joe F.. Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed World War I division. [22 Jan. 1984]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307499.
APA:
Decker, Joe F.., [1984, January 22]. Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed World War I division.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307499.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
