Acquiring the Panama Canal
A Statement of Action in Executing
the Act Entitled "An Act to Provide
for the Construction of a Canal
Connecting the Waters of the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,"
Approved June 28, 1903
Message
By: Theodore Roosevelt
Date: January 4, 1904
Source: Roosevelt, Theodore. A Statement of Action in Executing the Act Entitled "An Act to Provide for the Construction of a Canal Connecting the Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans," Approved June 28, 1903. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1904, 4–9.
About the Author: Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) succeeded to the U.S. presidency (served 1901–1909) following the assassination of President William McKinley (served 1897–1901) in 1901. He was far ahead of most of the country's leaders in recognizing that the United States must play an active, engaged role in international...
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