McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

President Roosevelt introduces Silas McBee, editor of The Churchman, to his friend Eleanor Franklin Egan. Having spent time in the Philippines, Egan and her husband Martin Egan want to show “the truth of conditions . . . and the need of the continuance of the present policy” there. Roosevelt feels that publishing Egan’s collection of articles will help the nation understand “what its duty in the Philippines is, and the vital necessity of performing that duty.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses Bishop Charles Henry Brent’s sermon and assures Silas McBee that he will talk to Brent. Unfortunately, Roosevelt must return to Washington, D.C., early, and he asks if it would be possible for McBee to bring Bishop of London Arthur F. Winnington Ingram to visit in Washington, D.C., rather than Oyster Bay. Roosevelt will play tennis with Ingram on the White House court.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt shares editor of the Churchman Silas McBee’s interest in and puzzlement over the sermon of Bishop Charles Henry Brent of the Philippines, which he analytically criticizes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has already sent his speech to the press and is unable to make the changes suggested by Silas McBee, the editor of The Churchman. Overall, he was disappointed by Butler’s speech. He encloses copies of previous letters expresses his “view on the antagonism to me in Wall Street.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee for his complimentary speech about him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-05-17

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Publication Date

2025-02-06

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee for the newspaper and is interested in hearing about Canada’s new prime minister, Robert Laird Borden. He looks forward to hearing more.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee for his book and looks forward to reading it. He wants to talk to McBee before commenting on it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt is very enthusiastic about Silac McBee’s editorials and wants to meet with him to discuss.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

The secretary of Theodore Roosevelt thanks Silas McBee on behalf of Roosevelt for sending him the correspondence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-06

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt tells Silas McBee how pleased he is that the articles will be “produced in permanent form.” He also believes they have “far reaching importance because of the great cause they champion and set forth.” He offers McBee his enthusiastic congratulations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt tells Silas McBee that he looks forward to reading Brooke Foss Westcott’s book, and that McBee made a great impression on him. He hopes to see McBee again soon to hear about his travels in Europe.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs Silas McBee that Theodore Roosevelt will not be able to keep an appointment to have lunch with McBee on Tuesday due to a scheduling conflict, and asks if McBee would be willing to reschedule to Thursday instead.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-06

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary invites Silas McBee to lunch at the office of The Outlook on June 13 so that he may tell Roosevelt about his trip abroad.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-02

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Publication Date

2025-09-25

Theodore Roosevelt is greatly concerned at Silas McBee’s letter, as he had no idea that McBee had been sick. Roosevelt sends his regards to Mrs. McBee, who he thinks must have suffered even more. Roosevelt is leaving tomorrow, but when he gets back he wishes to hear McBee’s views at length over lunch.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-07-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Silas McBee understood the distinction Theodore Roosevelt was trying to make and Roosevelt is sending a copy of a letter he wrote to someone that wanted him to join the Anglo-American Alliance. Roosevelt believes Great Britain had to stand by the entente but that the majority of the Liberal cabinet would not have done so until they were forced to by public reaction against the German invasion of Belgium. Roosevelt requests to breakfast with McBee on February 6.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the letter from Silas McBee and expects to have lunch soon to discuss matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt explains that his lawyer, James H. Pound, would like Silas McBee to provide a statement on McBee’s personal knowledge of Roosevelt’s sobriety and character to assess what kind of evidence Pound has to rely on in this libel trial against George A. Newett.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-12-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Gifford Pinchot, chief of the U.S. Forest Service, has given President Roosevelt a copy of the conversation Pinchot and Silas McBee had with Mott. It is now one of Roosevelt’s most cherished possessions that he will leave to his children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919