Letter from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Lucking, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward), 1856-1929, Press and politics

Hugo Münsterberg writes to President Roosevelt after Münsterberg gave a lecture in Detroit which was badly misrepresented in the newspapers as attacking the President and the government. Münsterberg explains how he believes the misrepresentation came about and asks that Roosevelt’s belief in his discretion not be diminished by the incident.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-20

Creator(s)

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

9

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 Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt. [March 20, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48987. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916. Letter from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Mar. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48987.

APA:

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916., [1905, March 20]. Letter from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48987.

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 5, 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.