Letter from John William Burgess to Theodore Roosevelt
Professor Burgess reports to President Roosevelt that he delivered a speech yesterday to the German royal family, the ministries, the University of Berlin staff, and other invited guests. Following his address, Emperor Wilhelm II gave a “short stirring speech” and led “three mighty cheers for Theodore Roosevelt” that shook the room. Burgess assures Roosevelt that no such thing had happened there before and suggests that he read newspaper accounts of the address. Finally, Burgess reports that the Roosevelt Room at the University is complete and describes it for the President, noting especially that the portraits “look most imposing” and the room “could not be finer.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-28