Former President Theodore Roosevelt recounts and reflects on the world cruise of the Great White Fleet
Subject(s): Australia, Autobiography, Cone, Hutchinson Ingham, 1871-1941, Denison, Henry W. (Henry Willard), 1846-1914, Japan, Sperry, Charles S. (Charles Stillman), 1847-1911, Torpedo-boat destroyers, United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet. Battleship Force
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President Theodore Roosevelt gives his account of the voyage of the Great White Fleet in an excerpt from his autobiography. Roosevelt demonstrates that he was clearly in command of the operation as he writes that he made the choice of what nations to visit, and that he made the decision to send torpedo boats on the trip despite the reservation of naval commanders. Roosevelt emphasizes the reception given the fleet in Japan and Australia, and he notes that the fleet’s voyage, while meant to impress Japan and other nations, was primarily aimed at public opinion in the United States. The excerpt includes letters to and from commanders in the fleet, and it reprints Roosevelt’s address to one of the crews upon the fleet’s return to the United States.
The excerpt includes a photograph of the cover of Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography, a photograph of Roosevelt onboard one of the battleships, and the logo of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1913
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Former President Theodore Roosevelt recounts and reflects on the world cruise of the Great White Fleet. [1913]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308290. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Former President Theodore Roosevelt recounts and reflects on the world cruise of the Great White Fleet. [1913]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308290.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1913]. Former President Theodore Roosevelt recounts and reflects on the world cruise of the Great White Fleet.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308290.
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. August 3, 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.
