Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Criticism, Journalism, Letters, Reuterdahl, Henry, 1871-1925, United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Dept.
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John Davis Long, formerly Secretary of the Navy under President McKinley, writes to President Roosevelt regarding a recent article by Henry Reuterdahl. Reuterdahl suggested Long’s unfitness to be Secretary of the Navy, and wrote that Roosevelt, who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, “was the Navy Department,” which Long jokes is rather hard on the other people in the department who worked under them and did most of the work. He promises to send Roosevelt a copy of his letter responding to the article as soon as it is published, and is sure Roosevelt will agree with it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-12-19
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
2
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 John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 19, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59804. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Long, John Davis, 1838-1915. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 23, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59804.
APA:
Long, John Davis, 1838-1915., [1908, December 19]. Letter from John Davis Long to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59804.
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. January 23, 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.
