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Letter from Charles C. Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles C. Morgan to Theodore Roosevelt

Charles Morgan regrets that he and his wife cannot accept the invitation to Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. His son Charles C. Morgan also cannot attend as he will be rowing for Harvard. Morgan wishes to call to Roosevelt’s attention the upcoming house bill related to veterans that served in the Civil War, War with Spain, and in the Philippines. Morgan hopes Roosevelt will run again for president and feels “the country is safe in your hands.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-02-21

Creator(s)

Morgan, Charles, 1858-1908

Extracts from speech before convention

Extracts from speech before convention

Extracts from a speech that discuss the qualities and duties of a “real leader,” as well as the accomplishments of President Roosevelt – including his “crusade against uncleanness in business, politics, and life,” the creation of a Department of Commerce and Labor, and his intervention in the Russo-Japanese War.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-12

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Question of Genius

The Question of Genius

Julian Street describes meeting Theodore Roosevelt for the first time, and he notes how Roosevelt interacted with a group of reporters in his office. Street asks Roosevelt if he was a genius, and Roosevelt replied that he did not believe so, but that he believed he had a gift for leadership. Street contends that Roosevelt’s leadership stemmed from his “‘personal magnetism.'”

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1915

Creator(s)

Street, Julian, 1879-1947

Leadership

Leadership

Theodore Roosevelt reflects on the importance of leadership and service in a democracy. He argues that great leaders should be recognized and compensated adequately for their service, whether in government or industry. Among farmers’ cooperatives and laborers’ unions, unless leadership is encouraged and compensated, the organizations will attract leaders that are second-rate. Great leaders are needed in the arts and sciences as much as in other fields of endeavor.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to Theodore Roosevelt

Edwin Lawrence Godkin is sorry to hear that Theodore Roosevelt left the New York Police Department to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He feels that Roosevelt was doing the greatest work as a police commissioner and was an example to the country’s young men in showing the importance of having a high character in such an important office. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-07-07

Creator(s)

Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902