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Governor Odell telegraphed President Roosevelt to reconsider General Edward C. O’Brien for the appointment of Secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Odell stated his reasons were those presented to Roosevelt when they met in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-05
This article is the platform adopted by the Republican Party of Michigan ahead of the Republican National Convention. The topics mentioned include foreign trade, monetary and fiscal policies, the state electoral process, and Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-25
John F. O’Brien, New York Secretary of State, is distressed to learn that his brother, General Edward Charles O’Brien, has been offered a diplomatic position instead of secretary of the Isthmian Canal Commission. The newspapers for a long time have believed that General O’Brien would be appointed secretary as he is highly qualified and greatly desires the position.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-05-02
Pamphlet of a speech given by Warren G. Harding to the Ohio Legislature on January 26, 1919 praising Theodore Roosevelt for his patriotism and Americanism. Harding comments on Roosevelt’s involvement in the Panama Canal, support for American involvement in the First World War, and his radical, yet noble views.
1920
Postcard showing President Roosevelt operating a steam shovel at Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal. Several men surround the steam shovel.
1906
Postcard showing President Roosevelt and several other individuals standing on the back of a train car in the Panama Canal Zone.
Newsreel footage of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt aboard a ship traveling through the Panama Canal. Establishing shots show the shop docked and sailors working. Roosevelt smiles and chats with others. Appended is footage of the Canal and Panama City taken in 1906.
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
1935
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is filmed speaking to a crowd from a podium at the American Museum of Natural History. Archival footage shows construction of the Panama Canal, Theodore Roosevelt delivering speeches, and his hunting expedition in Africa.
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
1936-01-19
In a letter to Sydney Brooks, President Roosevelt touts his record as president, highlighting achievements in the realms of foreign and domestic policy. Roosevelt lists the voyage of the Great White Fleet, the start of the Panama Canal, and the Treaty of Portsmouth in the diplomatic arena while noting the settlement of the anthracite coal strike and his conservation measures in domestic matters.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1908-12-28
William N. Tilchin argues that three principles that guided the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt–the global interests principle, the power principle, and the civilization principle–were also at the heart of the bipartisan foreign policy of the United States that prevailed in the Cold War. Tilchin gives examples of how each of these principles manifested themselves during Roosevelt’s presidency, citing Roosevelt’s mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, the growth of the U.S. Navy, and a warm relationship with Great Britain. Tilchin says that these principles were largely ignored by Roosevelt’s successors, but that they were rediscovered during World War II and sustained during the Cold War.
A photograph of Tilchin appears in the article, and the article is followed by a full-page photograph of Roosevelt standing next to, and with his right hand resting on a large globe.
Michael F. Moran chronicles the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Panama Canal Centennial Strenuous Life Adventure of March 2014. Moran describes the itinerary of the group, highlighting its passage through the canal on a cruise ship and its stop at various offices and sites associated with the construction of the canal. Moran also refers to figures prominent in the building of the canal such as John F. Stevens. Moran describes the condition of Colon, Panama, highlights the group’s bird watching expedition, and notes the costumes of the native Embera Indians.
Twenty photographs and a map appear in the text while a photo album of seventy-two color photographs arrayed in twelve pages follows the article.
In a letter to his son Kermit Roosevelt, President Roosevelt describes aspects of his trip to Panama to check on the progress of building the Panama Canal. Roosevelt notes the heavy rain, the work of the steam shovels, and his long days of inspecting various aspects of the project. Roosevelt remarks that the jungle flora and fauna renewed his interest in natural history.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1906-11-20
The front cover of this issue features a photograph of one of the murals found in the Panama Canal administration building while a photograph of an Embera Indian woman appears on the back cover. Both photographs were taken by Dee Dee Moran as a member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association tour group to Panama in March 2014.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2014
Advertisement for a “Strenuous Life Adventure” trip to the Panama Canal sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The ad covers some of the tours and ceremonies that will mark the trip and provides contact information for those interested in learning more.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2013
William N. Tilchin provides an overview of President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy in which he identifies the three precepts which guided his diplomacy–engagement with the world, building and maintaining American naval power, and fostering the Anglo-American “special relationship”–along with the three phases of Roosevelt’s foreign policy. Tilchin examines episodes such as the Venezuelan and Moroccan crises to demonstrate how Roosevelt’s diplomacy led to the the peaceful conclusion of these episodes. Tilchin notes that Roosevelt’s precepts fell out of favor until the events of World War II led to their revival and their use by subsequent administrations, and he highlights figures such as Henry Kissinger and George P. Schultz who practiced “Rooseveltian” statesmanship.
A photograph of Tilchin, photographs of three United States Secretaries of State, an image of Roosevelt, and a political cartoon populate the essay.
The front cover has a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt seated in a chair with four men standing behind him, including John F. Stevens and Joseph Bucklin Bishop, both of whom would work on the commission building the Panama Canal. The back cover features a photograph of Bishop at work at his desk in Panama.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1910
In his review of Henry J. Hendrix’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy, William N. Tilchin examines each of the seven chapters of the book, highlighting both the issues where he disagrees with Hendrix and praising him for “a well-crafted narrative account” of diplomatic milestones in Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. Tilchin challenges Hendrix on the latter’s account of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902 – 1903, and he takes exception with one of the conclusion’s assertions, but he finds great value in Hendrix’s chapters on the Panama Canal, the Ion Perdicaris affair, the Treaty of Portsmouth, and Roosevelt’s transformation of the United States Navy. Tilchin’s review includes a number of references to prior works on Roosevelt’s diplomacy, highlighting the historiographical debates which have marked issues addressed by Hendrix.
Three photographs of naval commanders under Roosevelt and two illustrations, including the book’s cover, supplement the text. An advertisement for chocolate bars from The Chocolate Lady of Oyster Bay, New York, appears at the end of the review.
Thomas R. Goethals describes the appointment of his grandfather, George W. Goethals, as chairman and chief engineer of the Panama Canal Commission in 1907. He recounts President Theodore Roosevelt’s repeated reorganization of the commission and his desire to place the project under the authority of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army. Goethals notes the rapport quickly established between Roosevelt and Goethals, and he details Goethals’s concern over having to replace the very popular John F. Stevens as chief engineer of the project. Goethals notes that his grandfather was most worried about managing the people who would actually build the canal, and he highlights Goethals first speech in Panama in which he tried to reassure them that he would not militarize the project. Goethals also stresses the important role played by Secretary of War William Howard Taft in staffing and overseeing the construction of the canal.
The article includes nine photographs, including five of George W. Goethals, four illustrations, and one map of the canal zone. An advertisement for the Chocolate Lady candy store of Oyster Bay, New York, appears at the conclusion of the article.
The front cover of this issue features a photograph portrait of George W. Goethals who managed the construction of the Panama Canal. A lithograph illustration from 1912 of a steam shovel and trains constructing the canal appears on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1912
William N. Tilchin organizes, explains, and defends the diplomacy of President Theodore Roosevelt. Tilchin lays out the three guiding principles of Roosevelt’s foreign policy: that the United States needs to engage with the global community; that power must be behind the nation’s diplomacy; and the United States should cultivate a close relationship with Great Britain. Tilchin also examines Roosevelt’s style of diplomacy with an emphasis on his personal direction and informality, and he describes the precepts of “big stick diplomacy.” Tilchin also divides Roosevelt’s foreign policy into three periods during his presidency, and he cites specific examples of Roosevelt’s management of various crises and events from the acquisition of the Panama Canal to the voyage of the Great White Fleet. Tilchin highlights Roosevelt’s careful and continual cultivation of a relationship with Great Britain, and he examines Roosevelt’s legacy by looking at the foreign policy undertaken by succeeding administrations in the twentieth century.
Photographs of Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the navy, army officer, and president appear in the text as does a photograph of Secretary of State George P. Schultz.