I'm Gonna Write To The President

(From Parade Magazine)

For more than 200 years, citizens -- from cranky seventh-graders to ALBERT EINSTEIN and ELVIS PRESLEY -- have penned letters to the man in THE OVAL OFFICE.

Those in DEAR MR. PRESIDENT (National Geographic, $20), culled from THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, makes for a fascinating read that's enriched by photos and reproductions of the original correspondence.

[DEAR MR. PRESIDENT is in bookstores now.]