Letter from Alexander A. McCormick to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Speeches, addresses, etc.

Alexander A. McCormick thanks Theodore Roosevelt for giving a speech in Chicago recently, and says that there were as many people outside the building wishing to get in as there were people inside in the audience. He sends Roosevelt some enclosed clippings in case he needs “intellectual exercise.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-28

Creator(s)

McCormick, Alexander A. (Alexander Agnew), 1863-1925

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Alexander A. McCormick to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 28, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65311. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

McCormick, Alexander A. (Alexander Agnew), 1863-1925. Letter from Alexander A. McCormick to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Feb. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65311.

APA:

McCormick, Alexander A. (Alexander Agnew), 1863-1925., [1911, February 28]. Letter from Alexander A. McCormick to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o65311.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.