Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Subject(s): Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

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

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-08-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Publication Date

2012-01-26

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282371.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, August 28?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o282371.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.