“Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery”
Subject(s): Bears--Behavior, Bird watching, Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States--Yellowstone National Park, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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John Burroughs gives his impressions of Theodore Roosevelt in a letter written shortly after Roosevelt’s death in 1919. Burroughs describes visiting Yellowstone National Park with Roosevelt and bird watching at the President’s retreat in rural Virginia, Pine Knot. He notes episodes like the controversy over the “nature faker” naturalists and the feeding of bears in Yellowstone. Burroughs remarks on Roosevelt’s character and on his personality, and he asserts that Roosevelt was not impulsive, but that he did have an oversize personality that would dominate any room he entered.
A photograph of Pine Knot appears on the second page of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1993-1994
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
“Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery”. [n.d.]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307928. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921. “Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery”. [n.d.]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307928.
APA:
Burroughs, John, 1837-1921., [n.d.]. “Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery”.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307928.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
