TR and the Panama Canal | American Experience | PBS
Theodore Roosevelt would soon take up the cause. Shortly after ascending to the presidency, Roosevelt spoke of the Panama Canal in a speech to Congress.
TR Center - Panama Canal Treaty
The success of this movement, and the newly independent Panamanians, provided the opportunity for Theodore Roosevelt and the United States to build their canal. After Panamanian independence was secured, the United States reveled in their accomplishment with Roosevelt saying that in pursuit of constructing the canal they could exercise "the ...
Building the Panama Canal, - Office of the Historian
Building the Panama Canal, 1903–1914 President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Panama Canal: History, Definition & Canal Zone | HISTORY
Aug 4, 2015 · Following the deliberations of the U.S. Isthmian Canal Commission and a push from President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States purchased the French assets in the canal zone for $40 million in...
Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal - PBS LearningMedia
The French, who had successfully overseen the construction of the Suez Canal in 1869, had tried and failed to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama - at that time part of Colombia. Once he became president, Roosevelt acted quickly to establish plans to build the canal.
Building the Panama Canal, 1903–1914
President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal: a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
January 8, 1906: Message Regarding Panama Canal
To quote the words of one of the best observers on the isthmus: "Demoralization of the service is certain if the reward for successful endeavor is a reduction of pay." We are undertaking in Panama a gigantic task--the largest piece of engineering ever done.