Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Biarritz (France). Casino municipal, Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933, Bond, Robert, 1857-1927, Botha, Louis, 1862-1919, Canada, Capitalists and financiers, Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965, Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929, Congresses and conventions, Courtesy, Debates and debating, Dinners and dining, Disarmament, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Elgin, Victor Alexander Bruce, Earl of, 1849-1917, England, France, Gambling, Germany, Great Britain, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Harcourt, Lewis Harcourt, Viscount, 1863-1922, Hôtel du Palais (Biarritz, France), Industrial relations, Ireland, Labor unions, Laurier, Wilfred, Sir, 1841-1919, Liberal Party (Great Britain), Liberty, National Liberal Club, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, Viscount, 1865-1922, Plunkett, Horace Curzon, Sir, 1854-1932, Politicians--Conduct of life, Politicians--Public opinion, Presidents--Press coverage, Redmond, John Edward, 1856-1918, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Speeches, addresses, etc., Treaties--Termination
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United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Reid comments on Winston Churchill’s recent promotion to the Privy Council, noting that it acknowledges his rise in the party without giving him a seat in the Cabinet. Churchill is still not well liked. Reid relays the debates on Horace Curzon Plunkett in the House of Commons and reports on English newspaper coverage of Roosevelt’s speech at Jamestown. He comments on unease over labor relations in France, the planning of an event after the Colonial Premiers’ Conference, opposition to a proposed move for a limitation of armaments at the Hague Conference, and Lewis Harcourt’s proposed English Land Bill.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05-01
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
7
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 Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 1, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56019. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 May. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56019.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1907, May 1]. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56019.
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.
