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President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his letter. He lets Bishop know that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt were very happy with his news.
1903-10-22
President Roosevelt tells Joseph Bucklin Bishop to ignore the rumors about Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw running against him for President. Roosevelt mentions that he is glad to have Bishop’s support.
1903-10-25
President Roosevelt understands why Joseph Bucklin Bishop could not bring General Hubbard and gives Bishop permission to show Hubbard the letter regarding Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s position. Roosevelt is concerned about Edward Henry Harriman having supported New York City Mayor-Elect George McClellan.
1903-11-05
President Roosevelt compliments Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s editorial ability and is interested in seeing Bishop in the “biggest editorial position” available.
1903-11-06
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for sending him a cartoon. He also informs Bishop that he received a letter from Nicholas Murray Butler and asks him to speak with Butler. Roosevelt also mentions showing Bishop’s editorial on the Panama Canal to Secretary of War Elihu Root.
1903-11-10
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about the judgeship appointment of William H. Taft.
1903-03-10
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about two articles in Harper’s Weekly, which, according to Roosevelt, are full of lies. He asks Bishop his opinion on the best way to answer and address the lies in the press.
1903-03-12
President Roosevelt informs Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he will speak to Hubbard at Bishop’s request and also hopes to get Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s support.
1903-03-26
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding political pressures while making appointments to governmental positions. Roosevelt maintains that he follows the Constitutional process of making appointments and refuses to allow outside influence in the process. He mentions trying to balance various political factions.
1903-03-28
President Roosevelt asks Joseph Bucklin Bishop to give his opinion about Roosevelt’s policies and actions. He comments on speeches that he has given and the reactions of various members of Congress. Roosevelt goes on to discuss the tariff question and provides his opinions on the matter. He also mentions the reaction of the press to his response to labor issues surrounding the Union Pacific Railroad.
1903-04-27
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his letter and enclosures. He wants to see Bishop when he returns to Washington, D.C., and he has enjoyed his time in the west.
1903-05-19
President Roosevelt sends Joseph Bucklin Bishop four private telegrams between himself and Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna. He also inquires if Bishop saw a speech that he sent to the Associated Press and emphasizes his comparison between “the crimes of the criminal rich and the crimes of the criminal poor.”
1903-05-27
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his editorials and encloses a copy of a speech he gave in Springfield. Roosevelt comments on his position towards labor and capital.
1903-06-06
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding a remark made by Walter Wellman in the Chicago Record-Herald about the appointment of former President Cleveland to the Coal Strike Commission.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
2011-11-10
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop regarding “dishonorable and untruthful” articles written by Henry Loomis Nelson in the Boston Herald. He asks for Bishop’s advice on how to best respond to Nelson in the press.
1903-07-21
President Roosevelt informs Joseph Bucklin Bishop that he will speak with Edward Van Ingen. He also asks Bishop to write to Henry Clay Frick.
1903-07-24
President Roosevelt hopes that Joseph Bucklin Bishop will visit him in Oyster Bay. Roosevelt discusses Henry Loomis Nelson’s articles in the press and hopes that William Williams has responded. He encloses one of Nelson’s articles and comments on Nelson’s criticism and lies about Roosevelt’s friends and politics.
1903-08-03
President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Bucklin Bishop about press coverage in the New York Evening Post that misrepresents Roosevelt.
1903-08-05
President Roosevelt thanks Joseph Bucklin Bishop for his article and hopes he can live up to what he has written.
1902-12-24