[Rarebooks] FS: President William McKinley INSCRIBED to the only Vice-President to have a song recorded by Van Morrison

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McKINLEY, William. SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES OF WILLIAM McKINLEY FROM MARCH 
1, 1897 TO MAY 30, 1900 Inscribed to a Nobel Peace Prize Winner and 
Future Vice President. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. First 
Edition. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled boards with a 
gilt-decorated spine. Frontispiece engraved portrait of McKinley. 
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the first blank as President: "For 
Hon./Charles G. Dawes,/with sincere regards/William McKinley/Aug. 6, 
1900." Books inscribed by McKinley are fairly scarce, in no small part 
because he was assassinated at the beginning of his second term in 1901, 
and those with any association value are extremely scarce. Highlights of 
his administration include the annexation of Hawaii and the 
Spanish-American War. Rubbing to the joints, particularly the front 
which is still tight. Old dampstain to the heel of the spine extending 
to the covers with no effect on the contents. Very Good and a superb 
association copy.

Charles G. Dawes managed the Illinois portion of William McKinley's bid 
for the Presidency in 1896. Following McKinley's election, Dawes was 
rewarded for his efforts by being named Comptroller of the Currency, 
United States Department of the Treasury. Dawes left the Department of 
the Treasury in order to pursue a seat in the U.S. Senate, but 
McKinley's assassination disrupted his bid. He was appointed in 1921 by 
President Warren G. Harding as the first Director of the Bureau of the 
Budget. For his work on the Dawes Plan, a program to enable Germany to 
restore and stabilize its economy after the war, Dawes shared the Nobel 
Peace Prize in 1925. He was elected Vice President of the United States 
under Calvin Coolidge in 1924, with whom he had a tempestuous 
relationship. As far as we know, Dawes is the only Vice President to 
write a pop standard, "It's All in the Game," recorded by Isaac Hayes, 
Nat "King" Cole, Barry Manilow, Van Morrison, Elton John, and many 
others. (#016948)        $7,500.00

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