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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Truman Handy Newberry

Theodore Roosevelt instructs Truman Handy Newberry to stay on that board. Roosevelt has been assured by a conversation with his cousin Philip Roosevelt, and he has arranged a meeting of the Advisory Board and of the Trustees. Roosevelt concludes that the National Defense Society is doing admirable work, but the National Security League, which has pro-Wilson members, is causing them trouble.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to David Jayne Hill

In a private letter, Theodore Roosevelt tells David Jayne Hill that the American Defense Society is doing active work, that his cousin Philip Roosevelt is editing the paper to represent the American Defense Society, and that he has heard only favorable things about the National Security League though it is not as active as the American Defense Society.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. Louise Eustis Hitchcock

Theodore Roosevelt responds to a letter Mrs. Louise Eustis Hitchcock wrote to Edith Roosevelt. He worries about her health and hopes she will go to Colorado Springs to recuperate. He plans to stop by for a visit once he is cleared by the doctor as a result of an accident. Roosevelt plans to respond to her after he finds out more about the National Security League from Leonard Wood.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Address of Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, delivered at the luncheon of the National Security League, Hotel Astor, New York, January 19, 1918

Theodore Roosevelt thanks the members of the National Security League for their work and praises the young men at military training camps across the country. He says the United States was unprepared to participate in the world war and discusses his experiences during the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt calls for the need to “speed up” the current war and to be better prepared in the future by instituting universal military service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Congress of Constructive Patriotism

The full title includes: “held under the auspices of the National Security League, Washington, D.C., January 26, 1917. Printed letter to S. Stanwood Menken, Esq., Chairman, Committee on Congress of Constructive Patriotism.” The letter commends the work the Congress is doing and discusses Americanism, preparedness, and citizenship.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-01-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919