1926. This volume contains Roosevelt's controversial essays and addresses written or delivered during the period between his first entry into New York political life in 1882 and his accession to the presidency in 1901, as well as certain other papers dealing with his public activities during those years. Here the reader will find his speeches as a member of the New York Assembly; his political addresses in nine campaigns of varying significance; the speeches and articles in which he sought the support of patriotic fellow citizens in his work of civic reform, as Civil Service Commissioner, and as president of the New York Police Board; and the records of his endeavors in various fields as governor of New York. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.