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Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses William Randolph Hearst’s comments about The New York Times and its publisher Adolph Ochs. Grover Cleveland has weakened Alton Parker’s chances of becoming the Democrat’s nominee in the U.S. presidential election. Bishop looks forward to meeting with Roosevelt and plans to bring Nicholas Murray Butler.
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1904-04-07
Joseph Bucklin Bishop reassures Theodore Roosevelt that he agrees with him.
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1904-03-24
Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses an article he wrote concerning political support for President Roosevelt. He says that the Democrats and the New York Times are doing their part to drive Roosevelt’s opponents over to his side.
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1904-03-17
Joseph Bucklin Bishop discusses President Roosevelt’s prospects in the upcoming election, stating that he has all but won because he had “the courage to deserve success.”
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1904-03-15
Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt two enclosures regarding the views of “old” Villard and “young” Villard.
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1904-03-10
Joseph Bucklin Bishop discusses plans to meet with President Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
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1904-02-27
Joseph Bucklin Bishop requests clarification regarding the timing of his visit on March 12, 1904. He can make it for lunch or dinner, but dinner would be more convenient.
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1904-03-01
Joseph Bucklin Bishop tells President Roosevelt that the author of a pamphlet concerning the president is Frederick W. Whitridge.
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1904-03-01
Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports that President Roosevelt has the support of Republicans, capitalists, and “decent” Democrats.
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1904-02-22
Joseph Bucklin Bishop wishes to arrange a meeting with President Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
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1904-02-25
Using his access to Theodore Roosevelt’s correspondence, Joseph Bucklin Bishop examines Roosevelt’s time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and his contributions during the lead up to the Spanish-American War.
1919-11
Using his access to Theodore Roosevelt’s correspondence, Joseph Bucklin Bishop examines the events, decisions, and actions that brought about the Treaty of Portsmouth and ended the Russo-Japanese War on September 5, 1905. Bishop primarily focuses on Roosevelt’s work to bring about peace; work that earned Roosevelt the Nobel Peace Prize.
1919-09
Joseph Bucklin Bishop includes a citation from W. E. Gladstone in his enclosure with which he thinks President Roosevelt will agree. He also asks how Commander Hubbard’s “Panama business” is coming along.
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1904-02-08
Joseph Bucklin Bishop asks William Loeb to have the enclosed letter forwarded to President Roosevelt.
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1904-02-09
Joseph Bucklin Bishop asserts that if he had had a “free hand,” he would have written somewhat differently about Elihu Root’s speech. Nicholas Murray Butler has just been in and shown him what a true friend he has in the President. Bishop expresses sincere gratitude for what Roosevelt has done for him.
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1904-02-04
Bishop encloses a copy of an article he wrote on Judge George Gray, to let his readers know what Judge Gray said about the coal strike. Bishop tells President Roosevelt that his own situation is still unsettled (regarding his position at the Commercial Advertiser, where his editor had tried to fire him) but it looks a little better.
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1904-02-05
Joseph Bucklin Bishop tells President Roosevelt that support in New York is shifting to Roosevelt after the newspapers’ and William Jennings Bryan’s assertion that moneyed interests were trying to buy the Democratic nomination.
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1904-01-29
Joseph Bucklin Bishop comments on the “rascally methods” of the New York Evening Post, which he says used bribes to get the names of regular subscribers to Bishop’s newspaper, The Commercial Advertiser.
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1904-02-01
Joseph Bucklin Bishop requests a “straight tip” from President Roosevelt concerning Senator Hanna’s proceedings. He encloses several political cartoons for Roosevelt.
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1904-01-18
Joseph Bucklin Bishop encloses items for President Roosevelt. He notes that it is “delightful” to see William Jennings Bryan turn down Wall Street investors in his bid as the Democratic candidate for president.
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1904-01-19