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Foreword
"The Presidents of the United States"
six
simple words that have in them the vision of
a nation sweeping from shore to shore of a
continent, of a star-touched flag, and a mighty
array of people within whom burns a deep
and devoted fire of freedom.
"The President of the United States"
the title has belonged to men of aristocratic
lineage, and to those who sprang from the
humblest beginnings. They have been law-
yers and farmers and soldiers, and they have
held this most powerful of offices only be-
cause their fellow citizens believed in them,
trusted them, turned to them for leadership.
Some of them looked the part of Chief
Executive of a mighty nation, some were
men of the most unassuming appearance. The
likenesses of all have been preserved in the
Official White House Portrait Collection, an
inspiring art treasure that has been admired
by thousands who have made the pilgrimage
to Washington, D. C.
This is the first publication of this govern-
ment owned collection, in a form making it
accessible to every American home.
The original portraits were done by the
flowering genius of the portrait painters of
their day, at an estimated cost of $300,000.
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