Letter from Harry White to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): France. Ministère des affaires étrangères, Howland, William Bailey, 1849-1917, Légion d'honneur (France), Public opinion, American, Tolman, William Howe, 1861-
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France’s Foreign Office has asked Ambassador White whether decorating William Bailey Howland with the Legion of Honor would be well received by the American people. As Howland is the publisher of The Outlook and has recently secured President Roosevelt to write for it, White wonders whether this association would influence the magazine’s future coverage of France. White believes that “the American people would not care in the least one way or the other,” but will act in accordance with Roosevelt’s views on the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02-09
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
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Harry White to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 9, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60244. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
White, Henry, 1850-1927. Letter from Harry White to Theodore Roosevelt. [9 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60244.
APA:
White, Henry, 1850-1927., [1909, February 9]. Letter from Harry White to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60244.
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 30, 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.