Presidential snapshot (#17): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon
Subject(s): American Occupation of Cuba (1906-1909), Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, Morgan, Harry H. (Harry Hays), 1860-1933, Presidents--Correspondence, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sleeper, Jacob, 1869-1930, Steinhart, Frank Maximilian, 1864-1938
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President Roosevelt conveys to Assistant Secretary of State Bacon his feeling that the United States will have to intervene in Cuba if the the revolution there is not quelled by the Cuban government. Roosevelt remarks on the incompetence of some American diplomatic officials, and he thinks that the Cuban government needs to be warned that its inaction risks American intervention.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1906-09-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Presidential snapshot (#17): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon. [September 10, 1906]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308447. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Presidential snapshot (#17): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon. [10 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308447.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, September 10]. Presidential snapshot (#17): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308447.
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. February 13, 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.
