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Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler congratulates President Roosevelt on the Senate’s vote supporting the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (Panama Canal treaty). He hopes that civil engineer William Barclay Parsons is appointed to the Panama Canal Commission instead of William H. Burr. He also comments on the passage of the Education Bill in New York and relays a discussion he had with journalist Walter Wellman about the Republican platform for the National Convention. Butler recommends Hugh Henry Hanna as vice president.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-24

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Columbia University President Butler returns to President Roosevelt a letter from Paul M. Guttin to First Lady Roosevelt and Dr. William Henry Maxwell’s report on the questions raised by Guttin’s letter. Butler expresses his regret that it does not seem like anything can be done about Guttin’s situation at the moment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-01

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947