Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt requests Joseph Bucklin Bishop to come to the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-16
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Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
Telegram from John F. Stevens to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
John F. Stevens, chief engineer and newly appointed Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission, informs ICC secretary Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he will take charge of the Washington office.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-03-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to discuss appointing Bishop and Colonel George W. Goethals as consultants to Congress regarding the Panama Canal project.
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Creation Date
1907-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to introduce John Campbell Greenway, who was a member of the Rough Riders. Roosevelt requests that Greenway be given access to all areas of the Panama Canal project as an expert.
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Creation Date
1907-11-27
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say he is pleased that Colonel George W. Goethals and Bishop get along well. Roosevelt discusses Goethals’ power and strategy as a part of the Isthmian Canal Commission. He also mentions that he had telegrams between Goethals and himself published in recognition of the work being done in Panama.
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1907-09-06
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding the Panama canal project and discusses Colonel George W. Goethals replacement of John Frank Stevens as chief engineer on the canal project. Roosevelt also mentions his reaction to Herbert Parsons regarding the Republican Club and asks Bishop to inform him of what he would like Roosevelt to say about the canal in his annual message.
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Creation Date
1907-09-11
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop asking him to tell Colonel Goethals to proceed with the selection of Senator Joseph C. S. Blackburn for Governor in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Creation Date
1907-09-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say he will include the information Bishop sent him regarding the Panama Canal in his message after making a few changes.
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Creation Date
1907-10-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt informs Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he met with Edward H. Van Ingen and agrees with their plan of action via letter. Roosevelt has already written to District Attorney Henry L. Burnett about the letter and plans to meet with Burnett, Van Ingen, and William Williams together. He also comments on the trust legislation and the actions of Congressmen George Frisbie Hoar and Charles E. Littlefield. Roosevelt encloses a letter to New York Police Commissioner F. V. Greene and discusses the information he provided Greene.
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1903-02-17
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
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.
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Creation Date
1905-08-28
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for making contact with a Senator. He also writes that he enjoyed the newspaper clipping Bishop sent him.
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Creation Date
1905-09-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to say the only way he would regret Bishop accepting his new position would be if it changed the nature of their relationship.
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Creation Date
1905-09-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for his letter and comments on a line about Wall Street financiers that particularly amused him.
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Creation Date
1907-06-15
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop saying he is pleased Bishop decided to go to Panama and that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt sends her love to the Bishops. Roosevelt also mentions General Thomas H. Hubbard and his prompt reply.
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Creation Date
1907-07-12
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop to thank him for his letter and expresses his happiness over Bishop’s reports of conditions in Panama. Roosevelt mentions workers’ complaints in Panama over a lack of outside news and suggests that Bishop include world events in his newspaper there. Roosevelt also sends his regards to Colonel George W. Goethals.
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1907-08-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop and asks that Colonel George W. Goethals send him a telegram, to which he will respond with one of congratulations, both to be published to promote the work being done in Panama. Roosevelt also provides his opinion on the Isthmian Canal Commission and how it should be structured.
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Creation Date
1907-08-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about the elections in New York, saying that Republican voters in New York who support him must also be supporters of gubernatorial candidate Frank Wayland Higgins.
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Creation Date
1904-10-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt is glad Joseph Bucklin Bishop is involved in the campaign. He discusses various factors that would sway public support for him. Roosevelt mentions press coverage of an inflammatory speech by Alabama Congressman Heflin in the Washington Post. Roosevelt also comments on his relationship with Carl Schurz of the Evening Post and writes that his opposition to Roosevelt has a long history.
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Creation Date
1904-10-05
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding his re-election campaign. He agrees with Bishop’s opinion on taking further action and asks Bishop to speak with George B. Cortelyou regarding this decision. He also asks Bishop to update him on the New York campaigns.
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1904-10-08
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Bucklin Bishop
President Roosevelt writes that Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s letter was very interesting. He informs Bishop that he destroyed his letter, as requested.
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1904-10-14