Signed book: Message of the President of the United States, Fifty-Seventh Congress, First Session. First edition. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1901. Hardcover (original full red cloth, gilt top), 6.5 x 9.5, 121 pages. Boldly signed on the half-title page in black ink, "Theodore Roosevelt." Autographic condition: fine, with light scattered foxing to signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with scattered light wear to cloth. Housed in a period custom red cloth chemise and red half morocco slipcase.
Delivered on December 3, 1901, President Roosevelt's first State of the Union Address was given, in his words, "under the shadow of a great calamity." Roosevelt had become president after William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist in September. After addressing the nation's shock and grief in the aftermath of the tragedy, Roosevelt's message gradually moves on to a discussion of the nation's position on issues foreign and domestic. His message set forth a blueprint for his historic administration, during which he enacted legislation to reign in financial speculators, conserve the environment, and protect individual liberties. A rare book in its own right, this boldly signed example is truly spectacular.
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