Official souvenir hardcover program from the inauguration of President William H. Taft and Vice President James Sherman on March 4, 1909. 8.5 x 11.75, gilt-stamped on the cover with the presidential seal and the name of the recipient, "James F. Oyster." Inside are portraits of Taft and Sherman bearing facsimile signatures, followed by brief biographies. In very good condition, with soiling to the covers, and interior pages (and silk end pages) separated from the spine, but all present.