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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oswald Garrison Villard

President Roosevelt has read the enclosed article and will look into the matter concerning Major Robert Lee Howze in the Philippines, although he believes the language used by Oswald Garrison Villard’s correspondent suggests that the assertion made in the article may not be accurate. Philippines Governor William H. Taft has written to Roosevelt “in a manner condemnatory in the highest degree of [General Nelson A.] Miles and [G. J.] Hunter.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-03-31

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wallace Irwin

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wallace Irwin

Theodore Roosevelt tells Wallace Irwin that he recognized several questions from “The Teddysses” and that the dinner from the other day was very good. Roosevelt also states that he is amused by how quickly both The New York Times and the World justified their deliberate misrepresentation of that dinner.

Comments and Context

“The Teddysses” refers to The Teddyssey, a series of satirical political cartoons that depict moments from Theodore Roosevelt’s life through Greek mythology and The Odyssey.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from the Editors of The Outlook to H. Hunter

Letter from the Editors of The Outlook to H. Hunter

The editors of The Outlook write to H. Hunter that they will give his letter their full consideration and point out that, “The Outlook has not the slightest sympathy with violence or oppression whether committed by unions or by capitalists.” They argue that all of their statements on the Los Angeles matter are that no assumptions should be made about either side. If it can be proven that the accused man is guilty or that labor unions encouraged violence, they will condemn them accordingly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-13

Letter from Herbert David Croly to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert David Croly to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert David Croly seeks Theodore Roosevelt’s advice about whether he should accept a position on a national committee in the progressive party. Croly sees his most important work as that of a publicist and is afraid an association with the party would detract from the impact of a book he plans to write on the American progressive movement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-01-03