Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Public officers--Selection and appointment, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission

Joseph Bucklin Bishop writes to President Roosevelt to suggest that he would be a good candidate for the Secretaryship of the new Interstate Commerce Commission.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-30

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

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

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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:

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 30, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49365. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928. Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 May. 1905]. Multi-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/o49365.

APA:

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928., [1905, May 30]. Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49365.

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.