Memorandum from W. W. Kimball to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Canals--Design and construction, International relations, Military readiness, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Spain
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W. W. Kimball recommends a plan for constructing a canal in Panama that will require the least amount of resources to protect and defend it from other countries. Kimball believes a canal in Nicaragua could be better because America would be able to have better control over it. He thinks it will be easier, diplomatically speaking, to build a canal there as well. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty has already made it easier to build a canal there than in Panama. He will always be available to give President Roosevelt opinions on the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1900-02-19
Creator(s)
Kimball, W. W. (William Wirt), 1848-1930
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Governor of New York (October 1898-1900)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Memorandum from W. W. Kimball to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 19, 1900]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26967. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Kimball, W. W. (William Wirt), 1848-1930. Memorandum from W. W. Kimball to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Feb. 1900]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26967.
APA:
Kimball, W. W. (William Wirt), 1848-1930., [1900, February 19]. Memorandum from W. W. Kimball to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o26967.
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 5, 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.
