Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Filipino leader Apolinario Mabini has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-17

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Charles M. Pepper observes that the Republicans will probably receive more votes than the Democrats in New York. The article compares William Jennings Bryan to Judge Alton B. Parker and discusses the Gold Democrats.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-15

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes an editorial supporting the expected nomination of Seth Low for Postmaster of the City of New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-15

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop, editor of The Globe in New York City, enclosed this article in a letter to President Roosevelt. Bishop wrote this article about the independent vote for Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1904. In all cases, Bishop writes, independent voters seem to have preferred Roosevelt, even in states which elected democratic governors.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-14

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-10-23

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Joseph Bucklin Bishop will be able to visit President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York, on July 8. He will also send Roosevelt a copy of the article he wrote for the International Quarterly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-27

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-01

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-08-28

Joseph Bucklin Bishop explains why he did not make more of an effort to correct statements in Hayden Talbot’s article about the Panama Canal. Bishop was instructed to ensure that Talbot did not put words in George W. Goethals’s mouth, and did not feel that he could censor Talbot by going further. Bishop will not be able to see Theodore Roosevelt before he sails for Panama, but mentions that his son Farnham is moving to New York to start a literary career and asks if Roosevelt can help him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-23

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-30

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-07-31

Joseph Bucklin Bishop asks Theodore Roosevelt his opinion on Charles Dewey Hilles’s statement. He heard from an official’s wife that Helen Herron Taft hosts gambling bridge parties at the White House, which he finds hard to believe. Bishop congratulates Roosevelt on becoming a grandparent and thanks him for being “the best friend” their son, Farnham Bishop, “ever had.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-28

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

After reading Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial comment on Hayden Talbot’s article in The Outlook, Joseph Bucklin Bishop says that he read Talbot’s article on the Panama Canal before it was published. He tried to get him to change the statements that Roosevelt criticized, but he left them in. Bishop believes that the change in leadership at the canal will be pleasing to Colonel George W. Goethals. Bishop hopes to see Roosevelt before he sails for Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-19

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop wonders if Theodore Roosevelt might be able to join him and Robert W. Goelet for dinner on June 15, and perhaps convince Henry L. Stimson to join as well. If he is not busy, Bishop requests that Roosevelt send him a note to The Brotzell in New York. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-24

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop did not receive Theodore Roosevelt’s letter until General Ian Hamilton left. However, George W. Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, showed Hamilton most of the work. Bishop is touched that Roosevelt remembered his longing for the northern spring. He will inform Roosevelt when he and his wife, Harriet Hartwell Bishop, arrive in New York City, and they can have a “good talk.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-24

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the “grateful and sustaining words” given at Harvard. Colonel George W. Goethals is also pleased with Roosevelt’s tribute to Bishop and wishes he could appoint him as his executive officer. However, President William H. Taft thought it unwise but assured Bishop of a worthy position once he ensured the bill abolishing the Isthmian Canal Commission passed. Yet, like with most of his promises, Taft changed his mind, and the bill will not be passed. Bishop discusses the disturbing reports of political scheming regarding appointing a new commissioner and governor of the Canal Zone. Goethals declared such things would not happen if Roosevelt were president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-02

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop calls Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary’s attention to his proper mailing address.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-02

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports widespread pleasure at Theodore Roosevelt’s remarks in his Omaha speech about the canal. Colonel George W. Goethals hopes Roosevelt will visit Panama and renew the public’s interest in the canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-26

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop hopes Theodore Roosevelt will visit Colonel George W. Goethals while he is in the United States. He shares an amusing telegram from President William H. Taft to Minister Thomas Cleland Dawson, saying he wants to visit Panama since the canal is “the great work of my administration.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-09-28

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission Bishop thanks President Roosevelt for his constant support, and says that if Roosevelt is satisfied with his work, then he does not mind criticism from other parties. Work on the Panama Canal is proceeding smoothly and at a faster pace than was initially thought possible, for which he gives credit to Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission George W. Goethals. Bishop blames irresponsible reporting for reopening an argument about whether a canal with locks or a sea level canal is better, but believes the upcoming visit by President-Elect William H. Taft should help settle the debate. Bishop approves of Roosevelt’s denunciations of journalists William MacKay Laffand and Joseph Pulitzer, and says that it is important to fight against “lying and debased journalism.” Bishop’s wife, Harriet Hartwell Bishop, appreciates being remembered by Roosevelt, and he praises her strength in remaining sanguine during their long residency away from the United States. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-26

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop effusively praises and celebrates President Roosevelt’s political victory. In particular, Bishop is proud of how Roosevelt triumphed over the press and his political rivals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Joseph Bucklin Bishop wrote Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt about the controversy surrounding Harry H. Rousseau’s marriage for her amusement, not thinking it would reach President Roosevelt in an official matter. However, now officials have asked for Rousseau’s resignation because he married “Miss S.” against her parents’ wishes. Bishop speaks of Rousseau’s good conduct and quality, and explains that the treatment of Miss S. by her parents was cruel and “inhuman,” and that Rousseau had no choice but to marry without her parents’ consent.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-10

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928