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The Compilation of
the Messages and Papers of the Presidents is an eleven-volume series of tomes
comprising proclamations, special messages, and inauguration speeches from
several presidents throughout United States history. There are ten numbered
volumes, each covering a set of presidents between the years of 1787 and 1902
and an eleventh index volume. It was copyrighted in 1897 by James D.
Richardson, a representative from the state of Tennessee, and was published in
1911 by the Bureau of National Literature and Art.
There is also a
supplement version that covers individual presidents in depth and was published
also by the Bureau of National Literature, but in 1917. A typical volume has
the Seal of the President emblazoned in the front and the back.
Volume one
The first volume of the series was first presented
to Congress and the press on May 1, 1896 to much public acclaim. On May 22,
Congress ordered 15,000 copies of the publication to be printed and distributed
among the general public. It covers the terms of George Washington, John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison between 1797 and 1817.
Volume II
Volume Two covers the presidential terms of James
Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and a little of Martin Van Buren.
The Treasury Department at Washington, D.C. is illustrated as the frontispiece
and includes the portraits of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van
Buren.
Volume III
Volume Three finishes the office of Andrew Jackson
and covers the term of Martin Van Buren. These occur between 1837 and 1841.
Volume Four IV
* Part 1:
William Henry Harrison, March 4 to April 4, 1841
* Part 2:
John Tyler, April 4, 1841 to March 4, 1845
* Part 3:
James K. Polk, March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849
Volume Five V
* Parts 1
and 2: Zachary Taylor, March 5, 1849 to July 9, 1850, and Millard Fillmore,
July 10, 1850 to March 4, 1853
* Part 3:
Franklin Pierce, March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857
* Part 4:
James Buchanan, March 4, 1857 to March 4, 1861
Volume Six VI
* Part 1:
Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865
* Part 2:
Andrew Johnson, April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869
Volume Seven VII
* Part 1:
Ulysses S. Grant, March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877
* Part 2:
Rutherford B. Hayes, March 4, 1877 to March 4, 1881
Volume Eight VIII
* Part 1:
James A. Garfield: March 14 to September 19, 1881
* Part 2: Chester A. Arthur, September 19,
1881 to March 4, 1885
* Part 3:
Grover Cleveland, March 4, 1885 to March 4, 1889
Volume Nine IX
* Part 1:
Benjamin Harrison, March 4, 1889 to March 4, 1893
* Part 2:
Grover Cleveland, March 4, 1893 to March 4, 1897
Volume Ten X
* Part 1:
Messages, Proclamations, Etc., Omitted From Volumes I to IX
* Part 2:
William McKinley: Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders Relating to the
Spanish-American War
Supplemental Volume:
* Part 1:
William McKinley, March 4, 1897 to September 14, 1901: Additional Messages,
Proclamations, Executive Orders, and Last Public Utterance to the People at
Buffalo
* Part 2:
Theodore Roosevelt: Messages, Proclamations, and Executive Orders to the End of
the Fifty-seventh Congress, First Session