Letters of a Self-Made President (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906. Excerpt: ... Letters of a Self-Made President LETTER NO. 1. The President, in his first letter to a personal friend after becoming the Nation's Chief Executive, speaks of marked changes he is going to make in the White House. The White House, 18--. My Dear Friend: It was a real pleasure to hear from you so soon after my entering the White House to take up the great responsibilities of the Presidential office. It was very kind of you to express your well-wishes in such happily phrased language. 3 I feel rather strange here, but I will get accustomed to the daily routine after a while. I intend to change the White House completely around. There has been too many worn-out ideas prevailing here for years. I promise you that during my term of office things will move rapidly in Washington. I do not intend to be bound down by any conventionalities, either while in the White House or when I make a tour of the country. This morning I ordered the pictures of Jefferson and Washington removed from the Blue Room and hung in the servants' quarters. I shall replace them with some fine hunting scenes that I had painted for me many years ago. One picture, in particular, I am very much pleased with. It represents the death of the last buffalo. I have ordered it hung in the northeast corner of the Blue Koom. My other favorite hunting scene--the one you have admired so many times--will be the companion picture. It has been enlarged, and I look for the Washington correspondents to pay a great deal of attention to "The Battle of the Grizzlies." I will keep in touch with you from time to time. Have your ear to the political wires all the time, my dear friend, and ascertain what the politicians are saying about me and what they intend to do at the national convention three years from now. My...