The President is determined that “the hogs shall take their feet out of the trough.”
Subject(s): Canals, Interoceanic--Design and construction, Open market operations, Panama--Panama Canal, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Swine, Trusts, Industrial, Watering troughs
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President Roosevelt holds an “open market” big stick as he walks toward a “Panama Canal” trough that “steel trust,” “ship trust,” and “machinery trust” pigs drink from. Caption: The President is determined that “the hogs shall take their feet out of the trough.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-05-19
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
The President is determined that “the hogs shall take their feet out of the trough.”. [May 19, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301146. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. The President is determined that “the hogs shall take their feet out of the trough.”. [19 May. 1905]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301146.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1905, May 19]. The President is determined that “the hogs shall take their feet out of the trough.”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o301146.
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. December 11, 2025. 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.
