George U. Young shares a conversation he had with a group of prominent men in 1901, including Major William H. H. Llewellyn and then-Governor Miguel Antonio Otero, on the train following the burial of President William McKinley. He also includes a personal manuscript that Theodore Roosevelt might draw on for speech ideas.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-14

Creator(s)

Young, George U. (George Ulysses), 1867-1926

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

5

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 George U. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66820. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, George U. (George Ulysses), 1867-1926. Letter from George U. Young to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66820.

APA:

Young, George U. (George Ulysses), 1867-1926., [1911, April 14]. Letter from George U. Young to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66820.

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.