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Joseph Bucklin Bishop would be delighted to visit President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. Bishop was shocked and saddened by the death of Secretary of State John Hay. He believes that Elihu Root will do very well as the new Secretary of State and was pleased with Roosevelt’s Panama address.
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1905-07-11
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt to suggest that he would be a good candidate for the Secretaryship of the new Interstate Commerce Commission.
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1905-05-30
Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses a document as requested by President Roosevelt. Bishop rescinds an earlier suggestion he made for supplanting an individual.
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1905-06-01
Article describes the wildly enthusiastic reception at the Iroquois Club to speech given by President Roosevelt in comparison to response to William Jennings Bryan in recent appearances. Article suggests that career of Bryan is behind him rather than ahead of him.
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1905-05-13
Joseph Bucklin Bishop strongly suggests to President Roosevelt that they meet for a meal along with Butler and have a good talk. Bishop is concerned that it has been three months since they have seen each other and that Roosevelt has been running the government without his help. Bishop commends Roosevelt on his “Chicago” speech.
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1905-05-14
Joseph Bucklin Bishop offers his support and that of his fellow citizens in the west regarding the division in the Senate and the ensuing possible split between Theodore Roosevelt and his party. Bishop also notes that an article that appeared in a newspaper shares this sentiment.
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1905-03-22
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes about summarizing some of Theodore Roosevelt’s correspondence because he believes it would be of value to other people.
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1905-03-24
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends an item to Theodore Roosevelt and wishes him safe and enjoyable travels. He also mentions how lonely the area will be without Roosevelt.
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1905-03-28
Joseph Bucklin Bishop returns a letter to President Roosevelt, expressing his dismay at its contents. Bishop declares that he is almost sorry that he has a family for the first time in his life, as his course would be clear if he did not have a family to support.
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1905-03-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his inauguration. Bishop also requests a private meeting with Roosevelt when he comes to New York.
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1905-03-07
Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports to President Roosevelt that, outside of railroad and financial circles, public opinion is unanimously in favor of him concerning the present controversy about tariff rates. Outside of New York, the public sides with Roosevelt over the Senate.
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1905-02-16
Joseph Bucklin Bishop forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from Dr. Alexander A. Thaw with the intent that Roosevelt might acknowledge receiving this letter by writing Thaw a note. Thaw is a member of the firm that published Bishop’s book.
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1905-02-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop assures President Roosevelt that he will win New York state in the upcoming 1904 presidential election regardless of the outcome of the New York state governor election between Frank Wayland Higgins and D-Cady Herrick. Bishop also cites evidence of gambling odds changing in favor of Roosevelt as proof.
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1904-10-11
Joseph Bucklin Bishop continues to assure Theodore Roosevelt of winning the upcoming election citing political canvasing work showing that Republican Frank W. Higgins will win the New York state governor’s race. Additionally, Bishop writes of someone who walked Democratic presidential nominee Alton B. Parker to his hotel where he admitted personally he had no chance of winning the upcoming presidential election.
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1904-10-14
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt about the progress of the Republican campaign in New York state. He notes that feeling against Governor Odell is strong and may hinder Lieutenant Governor Higgins’s election, but they may be able to win the state based on pro-Roosevelt feelings.
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1904-10-04
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt about the Republican election strategy. First, he notes that he does not think Chief Judge Parker’s Democratic nomination acceptance letter will increase his success in the campaign. Then he goes on to say that Parker’s ideas about pensions make for a delicate political situation. Finally, he says he is getting conflicting reports on the situation in New York and the conflict between Governor Odell and Lieutenant Governor Higgins, and he will update Roosevelt when he knows anything definite.
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1904-09-27
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt with an update on the Republican campaign in New York. He notes that there is widespread feeling against Governor Odell across the state, which is a potential danger for Lieutenant Governor Higgins’s candidacy, but Bishop remains confident that both Roosevelt and Higgins will win in New York state.
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1904-09-30
Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt to forward a letter from John Hay regarding Bishop’s pamphlet. Bishop also discusses the state of the Presidential campaign and notes that it is strange that Chief Judge Parker has not published a letter of candidacy.
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1904-09-20
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt a letter from the Philadelphia Press and mentions his correspondence with Secretary of State John Hay regarding their feeling that the Democratic campaign will not be successful.
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1904-09-15
Joseph Bucklin Bishop will come “with great pleasure” on Wednesday night.
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1904-09-12