Life — June 20, 1907 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page satirizes **Theodore Roosevelt's upcoming publication of "Life and Letters of Theodore Roosevelt."** The main article criticizes Roosevelt for being a prolific letter-writer—a president who enjoyed corresponding more than any previous chief executive. The satire's point: Roosevelt's letters allegedly contain "vituperation and recrimination," and publishing them risks embarrassing revelations. The author (Agnes Repplier, bylined at bottom right) suggests Roosevelt used letters to attack political opponents, and that his silence on the publication is conspicuous. The decorative **ex libris** image (top left) and author illustration (bottom right) are period design elements. The overall tone is mocking Roosevelt's combative personality and suggesting his correspondence might reveal unflattering political schemes.