Made to Order at Juniper Custom in Boulder, Colorado

To read the presidents in their own words is to watch the nation's great questions take shape, from the founding of a republic to its testing in civil war and its rise as a world power. This set gathers five volumes of presidential writings, speeches and letters in the heirloom-quality editions of the Library of America. Our custom jackets carry an antique architectural rendering of the White House from the early nineteenth century. It is a set for the student of American history, the civic-minded reader, and the office of anyone who leads.

The Collection

Books included, published by Library of America:

1. Jefferson: Writings
2. Madison: Writings
3. John Quincy Adams: Speeches and Writings
4. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters 1839–1865
5. Theodore Roosevelt: Letters and Speeches

Each set is made entirely to order. Please allow two weeks for production.

Make It Your Own

Through our Full Custom service, we can modify the book list or design an entirely new jacket for this set. Explore Full Custom design

Please note that customized orders are non-refundable and non-returnable.

FAQs

Why read presidents in their own words?
Their writings reveal not only what they decided but how they reasoned, offering a perspective no biography can fully capture.

What makes Grant's memoirs special?
Written in his final year, Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs are widely regarded as among the finest ever written by an American public figure.

What does the jacket depict?
An antique architectural rendering of the White House from the early 1800s, when the young nation's capital was still taking shape.