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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.38 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | William Howard Taft to John G. Walker asking for the resignation of each member of the canal commission by request of President Roosevelt |
| Date | 29 March 1905 |
| Author | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Taft as Secretary of War but not signed, to retired Rear Admiral Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Typed copy of Taft's letter to Walker. By direction of President Roosevelt, Taft is asking for the resignation of each member of the canal commission. The resignations are to take effect at the pleasure of the president. Says the president asks for the resignations so he can reorganize the board. Wants him to communicate this request to Governor George Whitefield Davis, the first military governor of the Panama Canal Zone. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Progressive Era Navy Global History and Civics Latin and South America Government and Civics President Canals Panama Canal Infrastructure |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |