Telegram from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Apologies, Germany, Leaks (Disclosure of information), Press and politics

Hugo Münsterberg writes that excerpts from President Theodore Roosevelt’s letter to him have been printed in German newspapers. Münsterberg begs Roosevelt’s pardon for giving the letter to the newspaper but assures the President of the “excellent effect” his words have had “in the whole German empire.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-28

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

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

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:

Telegram from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 28, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51482. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916. Telegram from Hugo Münsterberg to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Sep. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51482.

APA:

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916., [1905, September 28]. Telegram 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/o51482.

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.