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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

President Roosevelt tells Sir George Otto Trevelyan of his happiness regarding the recent 1904 presidential election, and remarks that he is glad people decided to support the positive message of the Republican Party, rather than the negativity of the Democratic Party. The president attributes his victory to the clear-cut message in his speeches and addresses as well as those canvassing for him. Roosevelt discusses the differences between the American president and other political leaders and believes the American president is more like the British prime minister than the French president. he additionally reflects on his intention not to run for a third term. Even without the convention of only two terms, the president believes it would be better for Secretary of War William H. Taft or Elihu Root to succeed him; they are similar in policy, but would have fresh thoughts and ways. Roosevelt concludes by discussing his recent reading. He praises a section from one of Abraham Lincoln’s speeches after his reelection and equates certain American political leaders to characters in Charles Dickens’s works.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

President Roosevelt enjoyed reading the book by George Otto Trevelyan’s son, George Macaulay Trevelyan, and comments that he finds reading a great comfort, a “dissipation which I have to sometimes try to avoid, instead of an irksome duty.” The presidential campaign is now opening and Roosevelt has been told he will be nominated without opposition, although he does not know who the Democrats will nominate and what the ultimate result of the election will be. Roosevelt feels that the American system of government is somewhat inferior to the British system in that “the Presidential office tends to put a premium upon a man’s keeping out of trouble rather than upon his accomplishing results,” whereas this is not as much the case for Prime Ministers. Roosevelt feels that his actions in ending the anthracite coal strike, and his dealings in Cuba and Panama, speak for themselves and have been for the good of the American people, but he knows that his actions have also earned him opponents.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Theodore Roosevelt sends his thanks and acknowledgments to George Otto Trevelyan. Roosevelt sends along copies of two of his speeches so that Trevelyan can see what Roosevelt actually said. Roosevelt thoroughly enjoyed Trevelyan’s last volume and feels that the reactionaries in the United States are just as bad as England’s.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan

Theodore Roosevelt is “extremely pleased” that George Otto Trevelyan liked his letter. He is glad to receive Trevelyan’s letter as he worried his letter was “priggish and dull.” Roosevelt trusts Edward Grey and permits Trevelyan to share his letter with Grey. He asks if Trevelyan wants the supplement to one of his letters in which he talks about King of Great Britain George V. While it is friendly in spirit, he speaks from the standpoint of a democrat.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919