81 Pp. First Printing Of Roosevelt's Speech, Regarding The Need For Further Regulation Of The Relations Of Capital And Labor, In The Standard Blue Cloth Bindings Used For White House Copies Of Presidential Speeches For Decades. The Document Showing Roosevelt's Unelectability By Any Major Party. The Personal Copy Of Rudolph Forster, A Highly Responsible Non-Political Official In The White House For Over Forty Years, And Recipient Of Roosevelt's Personal Copies Of His Presidential Publications. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill, For Example, Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time, Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (As Cited In That Book, P. 140). With The Bookplate Of Forster's Son, Warren Rudolph Forster, No Other Marks, No Signatures Or Writing. Seller Inventory # 019606

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Title: Special Message of the President of the ...

Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington

Publication Date: 1908

Binding: Blue Cloth, Gilt.

Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition

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