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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03663.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | Theodore Roosevelt to Harvey about Woodrow Wilson's war policies |
| Date | 19 April 1918 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses using President Wilson's quote of 1 January in a newspaper article. Criticizes Wilson's prosecution of the war in Europe. Says that Wilson can speed up the war and come "to the left of our allies before it is too late, by just one emotion-fear; and it is only popular opinion which can in this particular crisis cause him fear." Writes that this will only work if the public holds Wilson responsible for the past, and ultimately, the future. Written on Sagamore Hill letterhead. |
| Subjects | President Journalism Military History Government and Civics World War I Global History and Civics Politics |
| People | Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919) Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
| Place written | Sagamore Hill, New York |
| Theme | World War I; The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |