Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844-1925, Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942, Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928, Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Graf von, 1862-1939, Bille, Frantz 1832-1918, Bülow, Bernhard, Fürst von, 1849-1929, Denmark, Dinners and dining, Diplomatic and consular service, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910, Egypt, Entertaining, Ethiopia, Foot-and-mouth disease, France, Germany, Germany. Reichstag, Great Britain, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Grey of Fallodon, Edward Grey, Viscount, 1862-1933, Harrington, Amy McMillan, Lady, 1870-1933, Harrington, John L. (John Lane), Sir, 1865-1927, International relations, Japan, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Mensdorff-Pouilly, Albert von 1861-1945, Münster von Derneburg, Georg Herbert, 1820-1902, Philippines, Poklewski-Koziell, Stanislaw, 1868-, Presidents--Election, Press and politics, Reid, Ogden Mills, 1882-1947, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, Earl of, 1847-1929, Schoen, Wilhelm Eduard von, 1851-1933, Shooting, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Turkey, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt on a number of personal, social, and official matters. In particular, Reid focuses on the fallout of a controversial interview given by Emperor William II of Germany to the British press. The interview has been suppressed in Germany and caused domestic issues for William, but may improve relations with the English. Reid discusses plans to reform the House of Lords, and a shooting outing he hosted where his son Ogden Mills Reid related stories about the presidential campaign in the United States. Reid also intends to give a dinner for Frantz Bille, the retiring Danish minister. Reid writes that everyone was on “pins and needles” waiting for information about foot and mouth disease.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-24
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
10
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 24, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59587. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. Letter from Whitelaw Reid to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59587.
APA:
Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912., [1908, November 24]. 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/o59587.
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.
