Question

conservation as a national duty, 1908
by theodore roosevelt
in this speech, president roosevelt speaks to the 1908 conference of governors. he discusses the issue of conservation and the preservation of natural resources, arguing that this issue should be a priority for the nations leaders.
governors of the several states; and gentlemen:
i welcome you to this conference at the white house. you have come hither at my request, so that we may join together to consider the question of the conservation and use of the great fundamental sources of wealth of this nation....
it is the chief material question that confronts us, second only—and second always—to the great fundamental questions of morality....
this conference on the conservation of natural resources is in effect a meeting of the representatives of all the people of the united states called to consider the weightiest problem now before the nation; and the occasion for the meeting lies in the fact that the natural resources of our country are in danger of exhaustion if we permit the old wasteful methods of exploiting them longer to continue....
savages, and very primitive peoples generally, concern themselves only with superficial natural resources with those which they obtain
what kind of source is \conservation as a national duty\ by theodore roosevelt?
it is a secondary source because it is a journal or diary.
it is a secondary source because it is a textbook article.
it is a primary source because it is a newspaper article.
it is a primary source because it is a speech.

Explanation:

To determine the source type, recall: Primary sources are direct, firsthand accounts (e.g., speeches, diaries, original documents). Secondary sources interpret/analyze primary sources (e.g., textbooks, journal articles). "Conservation as a National Duty" is a speech by Theodore Roosevelt, a firsthand account of his thoughts on conservation. The other options are incorrect: it is not a journal/diary, textbook article, or newspaper article (it’s a speech), and it’s primary, not secondary.

Answer:

It is a primary source because it is a speech.