Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell
Subject(s): Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928, Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934, Clarke, John Proctor, 1856-1932, Employee selection, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), O'Brien, Edward Charles, 1860-1927, Odell, Linda Crist, 1858-1940, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Ward, William L. (William Lukens), 1856-1933
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The Isthmian Canal Commission will not appoint Edward Charles O’Brien as secretary of the commission, regardless of President Roosevelt’s attempt at intervention. A member of the commission informed Roosevelt that they would like to appoint Joseph Bucklin Bishop, a friend of Roosevelt’s, and hoped that Roosevelt would agree. Roosevelt feels that if O’Brien is not appointed, no other man from New York should be.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-25
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Odell, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Barker), 1854-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell. [March 25, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187762. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell. [25 Mar. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187762.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, March 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Benjamin B. Odell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o187762.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
