The book features letters to the President by people across the country and photographic portraits of the letter-writers. The book is the creation of Brooklyn-based artist and author Sheryl Oring, who typed the letters as they were dictated to her by people who stopped by her public office during a 2006 tour of her public performance project. Dressed in vintage clothing, Oring typed the messages verbatim on her manual typewriter, sending the original to the White House and keeping a carbon copy for her archive.

While Oring typed the letters, photographer Dhanraj Emanuel took portraits of each person who participated in shows in Brooklyn; Indianapolis; Raleigh; Tampa; Houston; Des Moines; Albuquerque and Yosemite National Park.

'The idea is simple: You say it. She types it, on a manual portable typewriter that she brings with her. Oring then hands the writer a stamped envelope, pre-addressed to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.' -All Things Considered, NPR