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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt asks if the Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte can circulate Elbert Hubbard’s “message to Garcia” to every officer and enlisted man, as the Japanese Government has already done so.

Comments and Context

A Message to Garcia is a fictional essay depicting a brave and competent soldier who delivers an important message from President William McKinley through the Cuban wilderness to General Garcia. Published by Hubbard in 1899, it became a widely known moral lesson about taking initiative in difficult circumstances, with the popular phrase “getting the message to Garcia” denoting this type of action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt asks if the Secretary of War Taft can circulate Elbert Hubbard’s “message to Garcia” to every officer and enlisted man, as the Japanese Government has already done so.

Comments and Context

A Message to Garcia is a fictional essay depicting a brave and competent soldier who delivers an important message from President William McKinley through the Cuban wilderness to General Garcia. Published by Hubbard in 1899, it became a widely known moral lesson about taking initiative in difficult circumstances, with the popular phrase “getting the message to Garcia” denoting this type of action.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Grant

President Roosevelt confirms receipt of Robert Grant’s two letters mentioning Sioux Falls and Sioux City, and comments on a questionable letter he received from a man, possibly a “campaign trick.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-09-01