Message from Philippe Bunau-Varilla to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Panama--Panama Canal, Shonts, Theodore P. (Theodore Perry), 1856-1919, Strategy--Planning
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Philippe Bunau-Varilla urges President Roosevelt to meet again with Panama Canal Commission Chairman Theodore P. Shonts before his departure, in order to secure influence with the engineers of the canal to implement the ideas Roosevelt and Bunau-Varilla have discussed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-09-24
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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:
Message from Philippe Bunau-Varilla to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 24, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279971. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Presidential Office Staff. Message from Philippe Bunau-Varilla to Theodore Roosevelt. [24 Sep. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 19, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279971.
APA:
Presidential Office Staff., [1905, September 24]. Message from Philippe Bunau-Varilla to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279971.
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 19, 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.
