Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot of the Department of Agriculture Addressing the Issue of Grazing Privileges in Relation to the Preservation of Public Lands in the West

Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot of the Department of Agriculture Addressing the Issue of Grazing Privileges in Relation to the Preservation of Public Lands in the West

President Roosevelt and cattle grazing rights

This letter from President Theodore Roosevelt outlines his policy standpoint on cattle grazing privileges. John Muir sought out greater support and funding for grazing areas. However, President Roosevelt acknowledged that only a few people get to utilize and benefit from grazing areas, so they should be the ones responsible for them. The core message sent to Muir was that the federal government’s role was in protecting forest reserves and water sources because they were/are public land.

Roosevelt, Theodore. Letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Gifford Pinchot of the Department of Agriculture Addressing the Issue of Grazing Privileges in Relation to the Preservation of Public Lands in the West. Letter. Washington, D.C.: The White House, November 27, 1905. From National Archives Catalog. https://research.archives.gov/id/6874252 (accessed February 23, 2016).

1905