Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): England and Wales. Army, England--Aldershot, Entertaining, French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres, 1852-1925, Friendship--Correspondence, Military service, Voluntary, New York (State)--Long Island, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, War, Wars
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John St. Loe Strachey believes that Americans are “drowned by security,” because their “immense power, wealth and happiness have inclined them that nothing could ever go wrong, and that they need take no precautions.” Strachey feels that President Roosevelt has done his best to counteract this attitude, but that it is a difficult business. He laments that the “men of light and leading” do not see that “liberty and good government and all the things that we prize most may need some day to be defended against the forces of autocracy and obscurantism.” Strachey also informs Roosevelt that General John Denton Pinkstone French inspected the Spectator‘s Experimental Company and was very pleased by them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-29
Creator(s)
Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927
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
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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 John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 29, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54044. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927. Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54044.
APA:
Strachey, John St. Loe, 1860-1927., [1906, August 29]. Letter from John St. Loe Strachey to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54044.
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. February 6, 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.
