Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cruisers (Warships)--Design and construction, Governmental investigations, Military policy, Military readiness--Costs, Rhode Island--Newport, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, United States. Congress, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.
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Rear Admiral Winslow has heard that Secretary of State Root will likely agree to head the commission on the reorganization of the Navy Department. Winslow sends related letters detailing how responsibility should be divided. He advocates that cost estimate reduction be handled by the Navy Department instead of the congressional committees, and elaborates on who should be responsible when preparing for war. Everyone seems to agree that Roosevelt’s policy requiring conferences to consider new battleship plans is good for the country, and that it will help get the ships with fourteen guns approved by Congress.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-13
Creator(s)
Winslow, Cameron McRae, 1854-1932
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 13, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59157. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Winslow, Cameron McRae, 1854-1932. Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt. [13 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59157.
APA:
Winslow, Cameron McRae, 1854-1932., [1908, September 13]. Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59157.
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 5, 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.
