Description
President Bill Clinton Alfalfa Club Dinner Speech, inscribed to his speechwriter for the event, Joel Shaprio. The speech was delivered at the Capital Hilton Hotel on January 25, 1997.
Octavo, [4pp]. Loose-leaf typescript, previously stapled at top right corner. Housed in custom blue cloth folio, archival sleeve for preservation. Title in gilt on cover over red morocco label.
Inscribed on the front cover: “To Joel Shapiro / with thanks / Bill Clinton.”
Provenance: RR Auctions, Lot 24, Catalogue 656.
The Alfalfa Club meets annually at the Capital Hilton in Washington D.C., with speeches and political roasts of notable political operatives and business executives. Notable attendees of the 1997 address include: former President George H.W. Bush, Warren Buffett, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Michael Eisner of Disney, Senator Trent Lott, Steve Forbes, Colin Powell, and others.
