Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Journalistic ethics, Periodicals--Publishing, Press and politics

Caspar Whitney does not want to do anything counter to President Roosevelt’s wishes, but he asks him to reconsider allowing the papers to appear in The Outing. He encloses an editorial note, which has been used before, that would appear on the papers stating that they were written before Roosevelt became president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-14

Creator(s)

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 14, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35309. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929. Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35309.

APA:

Whitney, Caspar, 1862-1929., [1901, October 14]. Letter from Caspar Whitney to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o35309.

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. March 12, 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.