1. Letters of Theodore
Roosevelt
Dane Cooper

2. Amount of Letters
 Theodore Roosevelt Wrote over hundreds of letters, far too many to
go through each one
 Even still TR does not have a presidential library, but his personal and
presidential papers are scattered in libraries and other places
 Many of the letters have not been preserved or recorded, there are only a
few letters written back to him by political figures
 Hunting Trips
 To let his children know he was constantly thinking about them
 Treasures he found exploring/his travels
 Deaths of friends/family
 His presidential endeavors

3. Letters to his Children
 TR constantly wrote letters to his children because he could
not always see him with his traveling/work
 He made sure they knew how much he cared about each of
them
 He also made sure to keep them up to date with his
work/traveling/hunting
 Spoke to them about missing them, and being homesick
 Seems like he was a wonderful father, and loved/missed his
children constantly
 Also Gave them Life advice throughout the letters, spoke
about what was happening in their lives and guided them

5. Letter to President Garfield’s
Grandson
 He wrote a letter to President Garfield’s grandson,
James (who he called Jimmikins)
 Talked about Christmas in the Whitehouse and what
his family did/presents received for the children
 Spoke about his Grandfather
 Basically kept him up to date with the entire day and
how they spent Christmas

6. Books
 Wrote Tons of Books
 The Naval War of 1812
 Theodore Roosevelt an Autobiography
 The Great Adventure
 The Man In The Arena
 Good Hunting
 Hunting The Grisly and Other Sketches
 Wrote many more books, and also there is a book The
Letters of Theodore Roosevelt by H.W. Brands

8. Knowledge of History
 TR was a very smart individual
 Wrote many history books/studied history constantly
 Topics ranging from Dante to ancient Irish Sagas to
military warfare
 Constantly putting out books/commentaries on different
topics

9. Hunting Novels
 TR wrote constantly during his expeditions
 He tracked his daily moves by writing them down
 Constantly talked about what he was doing both in
letters to his children, and in the novels he created
while on his hunting trips
 Has writings about his time in the Brazilian Amazon

10. His Opinion
 TR was known to be very
aggressive
 He wrote many letters to
President Wilson talking
about how he was not
aggressive
enough/needed to get
the Military ready for war
 He wrote a letter to
Wilson asking for
permission to lead
another Rough Riders
type of army in the war
 Wilson Declined

11. Letters to TR
 There are many letters in the Theodore Roosevelt
center (online website) that were written to TR in
regards to politics from different political figures
 Most were requests by TR for something political, like
fund raising to Employment and then there are some that
are personal like congratulatory and history thoughts
 A lot of the letters were others congratulating TR on
his succession to the Presidency

12. The Letters
 Most of TR’s letters that have been
documented were to his children
 The letters were pretty much to keep
up with each others lives and keep
everyone updated about what was
going on
 I believe there are a lot of letters that
just weren't preserved or recorded
 We see he was a brilliant writer from all
of the books he authored and how his
writings are extremely diverse

13. Just an
Interesting Fact
 I found this fact
while doing
research and I
thought it was
cool and unique
 TR was
actually blind
in his left eye
due to an
injury in a
boxing match
(he boxed
when he was
a young boy)

14. Works Cited
 Bartleby. "Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Bartleby.com." Theodore Roosevelt
Collection at Bartleby.com. Bartleby, n.d. Web. 22 July 2015.
 Dickison State University. "Recently Added Records." TR Center. Dickison State
University, n.d. Web. 22 July 2015.
 King, Laurel. "Theodore Roosevelt." Children Of. Venturio Media, 25 Nov. 2014. Web.
22 July 2015.
 Kurchak, Sarah. "The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt's Mixed Martial Arts |
FIGHTLAND." Fightland. Vice Media Inc., 2 Mar. 2015. Web. 22 July 2015.
 Library of Congress. "TR Writes to His Son (Memory): American Treasures of the
Library of Congress." TR Writes to His Son (Memory): American Treasures of the
Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 22 July 2015.
 “Miller Center.” American President: Theodore Roosevelt: Impact and Legacy. Rector
and Visitors of the University of Virginia, n.d. Web. 25 June 2015.
 “Theodore Roosevelt Biography.” Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. N.d. Web. 29
June 2015