A Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843-1914 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 5, part 4" compiled by James D. Richardson is a historical collection published between 1897 and 1911. This volume presents the proclamations, special messages, and speeches of President James Buchanan during his term from March 1857 to March 1861. Part of an eleven-volume series spanning 1787 to 1902, it preserves the official words of American presidents during a pivotal period preceding the Civil War. The compilation itself became controversial, sparking the Richardson Affair over copyrighting public documents. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Compilation_of_the_Messages_and_Papers_of_the_Presidents Release date is 2004-02-01 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Original publication data not identified United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Presidents -- United States Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 J Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11021 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11021 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133250.0 11021