Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Subject(s): Government executives--Selection and appointment, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), Panama--Panama Canal, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
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President Roosevelt expresses his happiness that Joseph Bucklin Bishop was appointed Executive Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. He suggests that Bishop find a mutual acquaintance that could encourage Senator Thomas Collier Platt to be more amiable towards Bishop and his new position.
Collection
Creation Date
1905-08-28
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
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [August 28, 1905]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282371. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. [28 Aug. 1905]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282371.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1905, August 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282371.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
