Woodrow Wilson to W. Douglas Mackenzie
Title
Woodrow Wilson to W. Douglas Mackenzie
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25361
Date
1918 November 2
Description
President Wilson has to turn down the request to write a book about citizen ethics.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918--United States
Ethics
Citizenship
Writing
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Relation
WWP25360
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear Mr. Mackenzie:
I saw at once the vital importance of the book on the Ethics of Citizenship of which you speak in your letter of October 30th and know that it would be a great opportunity for anybody, but alas, it is as impossible for me to write a book now as it would be for me to walk to Europe, and I can only say how sorry I am and how much obliged I am to you for having thought of me.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Rev. Dr. W. Douglas Mackenzie.
Hartford Theological Seminary.
Hartford, Conn.
I saw at once the vital importance of the book on the Ethics of Citizenship of which you speak in your letter of October 30th and know that it would be a great opportunity for anybody, but alas, it is as impossible for me to write a book now as it would be for me to walk to Europe, and I can only say how sorry I am and how much obliged I am to you for having thought of me.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Rev. Dr. W. Douglas Mackenzie.
Hartford Theological Seminary.
Hartford, Conn.
Original Format
Letter
To
Mackenzie, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1859-1936
Files
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to W. Douglas Mackenzie,” 1918 November 2, WWP25361, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.