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Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt urged the people in his department to work quickly, and sends the enclosed document to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. He hopes it will give Bishop the information he was looking for, and that it will encourage him to back Roosevelt in his push to build up the navy, “not as a war measure but as a peace measure.” Roosevelt looks forward to seeing Bishop and hearing about the mayoral candidacy of Seth Bullock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt is glad that the article he wrote fits what Joseph Bucklin Bishop wanted, and promises to look up the article that Bishop wrote. He wishes Bishop could be part of his current job dealing with politicians, and jokes that he is having nearly as much trouble with politicians as he did with some of the other members of the Board of Police Commissioners.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-06-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Presidential snapshot (#16): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

Presidential snapshot (#16): Excerpt of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop

President Roosevelt rails against the United States Senate generally and six senators individually in a letter to Joseph Bucklin Bishop. Roosevelt expresses his frustration with the Senate for failing to ratify a treaty with the Dominican Republic. Roosevelt aims his wrath equally at three Democratic and three Republican senators for desiring to play a part in foreign affairs and then neglecting to shoulder their responsibilities.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1905-03-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919