Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Subject(s): Interviews, Proverbs, Sons, Work

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to introduce Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s son to people at The Outlook on the “off chance” that there is “something to do in the office.” Roosevelt would be pleased to have Bishop’s son consult him freely and to be of use to him and quotes a Russian proverb. Roosevelt will tell The Outlook of Bishop’s “O.K. on the canal interview.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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. [July 25, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219005. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [25 Jul. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219005.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, July 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o219005.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.