Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn
Theodore Roosevelt shares what his son Quentin said about Charles Washburn’s son, Slater. He also believes that out of everyone close to him, Washburn understands how he had to operate politically in order to accomplish anything while he was in office. Roosevelt had to work with a diverse group of political leaders and had to get along with all of them. Roosevelt admits that concessions were made in order for working agreements to be reached, but he worked with them as long as he could and only broke with other politicians when working with them “meant a surrender of basic principles.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-31