JENKINS, C FRANCIS, INSCRIBED TO WHITE HOUSE CLERK RUDOLPH FORSTER (1 Ergebnisse)

Brown Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Many Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. 273 Pp. Brown Cloth, Embossed. Important Autobiography By An Inventor Prominent In The Development Of Television And Other Technological Innovations. First Edition. Near Fine. Nicely Inscribed To Mr. And Mrs Rudolph Forster "In Appreciation Of A Long-Time Friendship" And Signed And Dated By The Author 1/15/32. "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). An Especially Interesting Association Between This Important Invention And A Pillar Of Federal Administration During The Period That Began Without Radio Or Telecommunications But Ended With Their Emergence As Bastions Of Democracy. Inscribed By Author / Illustra.