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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Cameron Forbes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. Cameron Forbes

Theodore Roosevelt understands W. Cameron Forbes’s feelings towards the Philippines and regrets that the United States is unwilling to properly defend the islands. He feels it is pointless to retain the Philippines without taking steps to “defend them against all comers.” President Wilson, William H. Taft, and other pacifists are placing the country in a “position of impotence to perform the work of a great nation.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Verne E. Joy

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Verne E. Joy

The quote from Victor Murdock stating that Theodore Roosevelt is supporting Mr. Weeks is a fake. Currently, the Progressive Party is not competitive anywhere outside of California but the party’s situation could change. Roosevelt suggests that national defense could be an important issue that the Wilson administration is ignoring.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-04-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Reginald Rowan Belknap

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Reginald Rowan Belknap

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Captain Belknap for the articles which he read with interest. He was appalled that the professors had such immoral and brutal views in foreign affairs. Roosevelt admires German efficiency and prefers “blood and iron” to “milk and water” but the goal should be to avoid extremes and “combine a high standard of national efficiency with a high standard of honest regard for the rules of international morality.” The Roosevelts enjoyed hosting the Belknaps and Roosevelt wishes they could change the county’s attitude toward the war and the strengthening of the Navy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-03

Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Cameron McRae Winslow to Theodore Roosevelt

Rear Admiral Winslow is not sure that he will be able to interview Secretary of State Elihu Root as soon as President Roosevelt would like, but he will try, as Root will likely give valuable input on the commission. Winslow thinks Roosevelt should put the subject to the country in a way that will help gain the support of the people, and as a result, the support of even the most previously unwilling members of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-18

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte assures President Roosevelt that, upon his return, he will look carefully into the collision and Admiral Evans’ possible role in it. Bonaparte relays that Lieutenant Commander William Sowden Sims has asked to be relieved from service on the Personnel Board because of a conflict with an important target practice in October, a reason Bonaparte finds legitimate. He expresses pleasure at reading Roosevelt’s remarks about the Navy that were published yesterday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is proud of Archibald Roosevelt and his three brothers for their military service. Although Roosevelt agrees with Archie’s complaints about inefficiencies in the military, he cautions against being too vocal as it could make Archie’s situation more difficult. Roosevelt is seeing signs that the public is beginning to comprehend the extent of military shortages and inefficiencies. There has been some backlash against Roosevelt’s outspokenness on the war effort and he would like the government to move against him as it would only help carry his message farther. He concludes with updates on Roosevelt family members.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-01-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt has been making money with his writings and offers to send Archibald Roosevelt anything he needs or purchase supplies for Archie’s men. Roosevelt no longer feels in sympathy with the majority of the country. Even among Republicans, there are too many pacifists and “shortsighted reactionary materialists.” Roosevelt thinks he may be too extreme and all he wants to do is continue to work until his family is reunited. He hopes his work can “keep things going” until the end of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-02-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt spoke for the Red Cross at Carnegie Hall and was surprised when the person leading him to the stage whispered that Harry Davidson was working to get Flora Whitney overseas to marry Quentin Roosevelt. The woman turned out to be Adele Burden. Roosevelt has heard nothing of Davidson’s efforts but he hopes that Flora and Quentin can marry. Grace Lockwood Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt have been at Sagamore Hill for a month. Roosevelt will be leaving tomorrow for a speaking trip about the war and Americanism. He continues to balance pointing out the government’s shortcomings while not being perceived as attacking the government. Currently, the people are only half awake to the government’s folly.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-05-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby

Theodore Roosevelt updates Richard Derby on his family who are staying at Sagamore Hill. They are all doing well. Roosevelt can do little regarding public affairs but speaks out occasionally when something needs to be said. He feels that the Wilson administration was flanked into “reluctant, dilatory, and too often inefficient, action.” Roosevelt believes that the troops are being sent abroad haphazardly and that General Wood is being sidelined out of spite. However, America’s resources are so vast that intervention will prove decisive despite the “folly” and partisan politics which absorb the Wilson administration.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-06-02