Office of Presidential Letters and Messages

The White House Office of Presidential Letters and Messages, one of the busiest offices in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), drafts and reviews letters, messages and proclamations from and signed by the President. During the Presidency of Bill Clinton, the Office annually prepared over 6,000 letters, messages and proclamations.

Famous quotes containing the words office of, office, presidential, letters and/or messages:

    “This happy breed of men, this little world,
    This precious stone set in the silver sea,
    Which serves it in the office of a wall,
    Or as a moat defensive to a house,
    Against the envy of less happier lands,
    This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.”
    —Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886)

    “The Republican Vice Presidential Candidate ... asks you to place him a heartbeat from the Presidency.”
    —Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965)

    “Most personal correspondence of today consists of letters the first half of which are given over to an indexed statement of why the writer hasn’t written before, followed by one paragraph of small talk, with the remainder devoted to reasons why it is imperative that the letter be brought to a close.”
    —Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

    “Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.”
    —Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974)