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Theodore Roosevelt wishes Lieutenant-General Sir Ian Hamilton “all possible luck and a speedy fall of Constantinople.” Roosevelt expresses confidence that, regardless of the outcome, Hamilton will have done all that is possible to achieve success.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-29
Theodore Roosevelt thanks George Otto Trevelyan for his kind words. Roosevelt does not think of himself as a hero, but rather as a decent American citizen trying to do the right thing. Roosevelt considers what happened to the battalion in Dardanelles to be a “dreadful tragedy.” He is glad Trevelyan liked his article on reading and tells him he recently lunched with his son.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-05-29