History speaks from the marble likenesses of past leaders
Cornelius W. Heine relays the story of the commissioning and sculpting of a bust of Theodore Roosevelt as Vice President for display in the United States Capitol. He provides details about the sculptor, James Earle Fraser, and how he undertook his work, including shadowing Roosevelt in the White House. Heine also gives a brief history of the United States Capitol Historical Society which preserves and documents the history of the Capitol.
Two political cartoons by Clifford Berryman and a photograph of the Roosevelt bust accompany the article.