Photograph Of Rudolph Forster And Joseph Tumulty, Seated At A Large Desk

Washington: Executive Office Of The President, 1914. First Edition [stated] . No Binding. Near Fine. Photograph Signed By Barnett Mcfee Clinedinst Jr.. Unframed Photograph Of Forster, Signed By Clinedinst On The Backing Paper And Dated 1914. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill, For Example, Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time, Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (As Cited In That Book, P. 140). Joseph Tumulty Was President Wilson's Private Secretary 1911-1921. Barnett Mcfee Clinedinst Jr. (1862 - 1953) Was The Official White House Photographer. He Learned Photography From His Father. By 1900 He Opened A Photographic Studio In Washington, Dc. He Became The White House Photographer For President Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt, And President Taft.