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Papers of the Presidents
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"The Messages and Papers of the Presidents" compiled by Congressman James Richardson of Tennessee includes the official documents of all 25 US presidents from George Washington to Theodore
Roosevelt. It was originally published in 1897, with additions covering McKinley and Roosevelt published in 1902 and 1904.
Richardson explains, "The messages of the several Presidents of the United States--annual, veto, and special--are among the most interesting, instructive, and valuable contributions to the public literature of our Republic. They discuss from the loftiest standpoint nearly all the great questions of national policy and many subjects of minor interest which have engaged the attention of the people from the beginning of our history, and so constitute important and often vital links in their progressive development. The proclamations, also, contain matter and sentiment no less elevating, interesting, and important. They inspire to the highest and most exalted degree the patriotic fervor and love of country in the hearts of the people.
"It is believed that legislators and other public men, students of our national history, and many others will hail with satisfaction the compilation and publication of these messages and proclamations in such compact form as will render them easily accessible and of ready reference. The work can not fail to be exceedingly convenient and useful to all who have occasion to consult these documents. The Government has never heretofore authorized a like publication.
"In executing the commission with which I have been charged I have sought to bring together in the several volumes of the series all Presidential proclamations, addresses, messages, and communications to Congress excepting those nominating persons to office and those which simply transmit treaties, and reports of heads of Departments which contain no recommendation from the Executive. The utmost effort has been made to render the compilation accurate and exhaustive.
"Although not required by the terms of the resolution authorizing the compilation, it has been deemed wise and wholly consistent with its purpose to incorporate in the first volume authentic copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States, together with steel engravings of the Capitol, the Executive Mansion, and of the historical painting the "Signing of the Declaration of Independence." Steel portraits of the Presidents will be inserted each in its appropriate place."
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Richardson explains, "The messages of the several Presidents of the United States--annual, veto, and special--are among the most interesting, instructive, and valuable contributions to the public literature of our Republic. They discuss from the loftiest standpoint nearly all the great questions of national policy and many subjects of minor interest which have engaged the attention of the people from the beginning of our history, and so constitute important and often vital links in their progressive development. The proclamations, also, contain matter and sentiment no less elevating, interesting, and important. They inspire to the highest and most exalted degree the patriotic fervor and love of country in the hearts of the people.
"It is believed that legislators and other public men, students of our national history, and many others will hail with satisfaction the compilation and publication of these messages and proclamations in such compact form as will render them easily accessible and of ready reference. The work can not fail to be exceedingly convenient and useful to all who have occasion to consult these documents. The Government has never heretofore authorized a like publication.
"In executing the commission with which I have been charged I have sought to bring together in the several volumes of the series all Presidential proclamations, addresses, messages, and communications to Congress excepting those nominating persons to office and those which simply transmit treaties, and reports of heads of Departments which contain no recommendation from the Executive. The utmost effort has been made to render the compilation accurate and exhaustive.
"Although not required by the terms of the resolution authorizing the compilation, it has been deemed wise and wholly consistent with its purpose to incorporate in the first volume authentic copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States, together with steel engravings of the Capitol, the Executive Mansion, and of the historical painting the "Signing of the Declaration of Independence." Steel portraits of the Presidents will be inserted each in its appropriate place."
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Table of Contents
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by James Richardson, a Representative from the State of Tennessee, 1897
- Volume 1
- George Washington (1789-1797)
- John Adams (1797-1801)
- Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
- James Madison (1809-1817)
- Volume 2
- James Monroe (1817-1825)
- John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
- Andrew Jackson, first term (1829-1833)
- Volume 3
- Andrew Jackson, second term (1833-1837)
- Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
- Volume 4
- William Henry Harrison (1841)
- John Tyler (1841-1845)
- James Polk (1845-1849)
- Volume 5
- Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore (1849-1853)
- Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
- James Buchanan (1857-1861)
- Volume 6
- Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
- Volume 7
- Ulysses Grant (1869-1877)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
- Volume 8
- James Garfield (1881)
- Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
- Volume 9
- Grover Cleveland [first term] (1885-1889)
- Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
- Grover Cleveland [second term] (1893-1897)
- William McKinley (1897-1901
- Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), papers up to 1902
- Volume 10, part 1, Messages, Proclamations, Executive Orders, etc., Omitted from Volumes I to IX
- William McKinley (supplement)
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