Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Subject(s): Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Governors, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Letters, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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President Roosevelt tells Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he will keep his letters confidential, but asks him to tell Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission George W. Goethals to prepare the governorship business, which Roosevelt will take care of in Secretary of War William H. Taft’s absence.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [September 16, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200314. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [16 Sep. 1907]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200314.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, September 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o200314.
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. March 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.
