Letter from Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Menzel, Adolph, 1815-1905, North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924, Rebeur-Paschwitz, Hubert von, 1863-1933, Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908, von Loewenfeld, Alfred, 1848-1927
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Emperor William II thanks President Roosevelt for a letter which had confirmed William’s assumption that Roosevelt had not believed lies about the Germans which had been told to Andrew Carnegie in London. William states that the rapid rise of Germany and the United States should inevitably cause envy and create enemies among other nations, but that this should bring the two countries closer together. He expresses pleasure that his ambassador to America, Baron Hermann Speck von Sternburg, found favor from the Roosevelt Administration, and expressed his own pleasure with the delegates of America’s recent tariff commission to Germany. He introduces two German officials soon visiting America, and tells Roosevelt that he is sending him a volume of water color paintings of Frederick the Great by German painter Adoph Menzel.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-02-06
Creator(s)
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Publication Date
2019-02-21
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
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 Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 6, 1907?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55482. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941. Letter from Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Feb. 1907?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55482.
APA:
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.: , [1907, February 6?]. Letter from Emperor William II to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55482.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
