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Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke

President Roosevelt appreciates a letter to the editor Leonard Eckstein Opdycke wrote to The Spectator defending Roosevelt’s decision not to run for a third term. The president is happy to hear the Opdycke children have both recovered from their recent illnesses and enjoys the battleship drawing made by Archibald B. Roosevelt and Opdycke’s son Leonard.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Leonard Eckstein Opdycke to Theodore Roosevelt

Leonard Eckstein Opdycke forwards President Roosevelt an article that is generally favorably towards Roosevelt as well as the response Opdycke has written regarding some of the policy recommendation made in the article with which he disagrees. Opdycke’s son and daughter have both been ill, but are making recoveries. Opdycke is especially happy to see his son Leonard getting along well with Roosevelt’s son Archibald B. Roosevelt and has also enclosed a pencil drawing made by both boys.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-22

Creator(s)

Opdycke, Leonard Eckstein, 1858-1914