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Little Roosevelt and the zeal

Little Roosevelt and the zeal

Anecdote about President Roosevelt’s childhood visits to the New York Presbyterian Church. He had been anxious about “the zeal,” which he thought might be a beast or dragon, having heard the minister read from Psalm 69:9, “For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Unknown