Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bates, Lindon W. (Lindon Wallace), 1858-1924, Bates, Lindon Wallace, 1883-1915, Beeks, Gertrude, 1867-, Bishop, Alice, 1876-1923, Bishop, Farnham, 1886-1930, Bishop, Harriet Hartwell, 1847-1917, Canals--Design and construction, Canals--Management, Engineers--Rating of, Gaillard, David Du Bose, 1859-1913, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Harvard Law School, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.), New York (State), Newspapers, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Panama--Panama Canal Region, Presidents--Public opinion, Press and politics, Republican Club of the City of New York, Ripley, Joseph, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Rousseau, Harry H. (Harry Harwood), 1870-1930, Sibert, William L. (William Luther), 1860-1935, Smith, Jackson, 1862-1910, Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Washington (D.C.)
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Isthmian Canal Commission Secretary Bishop updates President Roosevelt on his family. Chairman and Chief Engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission Colonel George W. Goethals requested Bishop’s presence on the Isthmus to have a channel of communication to Roosevelt, and Roosevelt’s recent letter pleased him. Bishop says the only major issue is the arrogant behavior of Jackson Smith, the Head of the Department of Labor, Quarters, and Subsistence on the Panama Canal Commission. Additionally, the engineer Joseph Ripley created incorrect blueprints and has been proven to be no expert on locks, but Major William L. Sibert is excellent. Bishop thinks the Republican Club of New York’s motives for disparaging Roosevelt’s canal policy are political. In response to Roosevelt’s suggestion to include local events in the new paper, Bishop explains that it may be hard to keep current, but he will try his best.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-03
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
12
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 3, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56904. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928. Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Sep. 1907]. 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/o56904.
APA:
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928., [1907, September 3]. 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/o56904.
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.
