Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book

In 2003, friends and associates of American financier Jeffrey Epstein—who would later, in 2008, be convicted of sexual offenses against minors—gave him a three-volume bound album with personalized greetings for his 50th birthday, entitled The First Fifty Years. The album was assembled by Epstein's close friend, Ghislaine Maxwell, with help from assistants. She asked for "drawings, photos or stories" from associates of Epstein.

The existence of the book was first reported in a July 2025 article by The Wall Street Journal. The article also detailed a letter from the book that was allegedly written and signed by Donald Trump, the U.S. president at the time the article was published; the letter was described as featuring a hand-drawn outline of a naked woman and ending with the valediction "may every day be another wonderful secret". The article was published at a time when Trump's former relationship with Epstein was coming under heavy scrutiny. Trump denied the legitimacy of the letter and filed a $10 billion lawsuit. The book also features a letter attributed to former U.S. president Bill Clinton. The contents of the book were made public by the House Oversight Committee in September 2025.