Letter from N. P. Andresen to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Capitalism, Capitalists and financiers, Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926, Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909, Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Labor unions--Public opinion, Moyer, Charles H., Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Working class
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N. P. Andresen agrees with President Roosevelt that Charles H. Moyer, “Big Bill” Haywood, and Eugene V. Debs are “undesirable citizens” from the perspective of capitalists. By the same token, the Roosevelts, Rockefellers, and Hearsts are undesirable from the perspective of the working class. Given that there are overwhelmingly more people in the working class than there are capitalists, Andresen says, “it ought not to be difficult for you to form a correct impression as to who really are, and who are not, desirable citizens.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-25
Creator(s)
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
Record Type
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 N. P. Andresen to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 25, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Andresen, N. P.. Letter from N. P. Andresen to Theodore Roosevelt. [25 Apr. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55946.
APA:
Andresen, N. P.., [1907, April 25]. Letter from N. P. Andresen to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55946.
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.
