The other names in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book
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Donald Trump isn’t the only US president to appear in a collection of birthday messages that were sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

An entry attributed to former president Bill Clinton is among some 50 greetings that appear in a 50th birthday book compiled for Epstein in 2003, years before the disgraced New York financier faced charges related to sexual exploitation of underage girls.

Other notes appear to come from Epstein’s relatives, including his father, and from business executives and scientists.

Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have demanded the release of all US government documents about the sexual abuser. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP)

Some of the entries in the collection, which was released by a House of Representatives committee on Monday, are strictly well wishes, congratulations and benign birthday messages.

Others are crude or sexually explicit, reminiscing about supposed past exploits or referencing Epstein’s focus on meeting women. It includes photos of Epstein, sometimes wearing little or nothing, as well as friends and associates.

Trump, who has denied prior knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship long ago, says he did not write a sexually suggestive letter to Epstein or create the drawing of a curvaceous woman that surrounds the letter. The letter bears Trump’s name and what appears to be his signature.

Here’s a look at some of the people who purportedly wrote greetings for Epstein:

Bill Clinton
Former US president Bill Clinton. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A message attributed to Clinton, which appears to match his handwriting and signature, praises Epstein’s “childlike curiosity.”

“It’s reassuring isn’t it, to have lasted so long, across all the years of learning and knowing, adventures and (illegible), and still to have your childlike curiosity, the drive to make a difference and the solace of friends,” Clinton wrote.

The message, which is difficult to read, is written in cursive in black marker on a white sheet of paper.

Clinton’s office did not respond to a request for comment. His office has previously said he knew nothing about Epstein’s crimes and travelled with him for humanitarian trips.

US law professor and lawyer Alan Dershowitz. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) (AP)

A noted law professor who has represented both Trump and Epstein, Dershowitz joked that he had convinced Vanity Fair magazine to change the focus of an upcoming article from Epstein to Clinton.

He mocked up a fictional excerpt of an article with the headline “Who Was That Man With Epstein?”

Dershowitz did not respond to an email seeking comment. He has previously said he didn’t recall writing an entry for Epstein’s book.

American business mogul Leslie Wexner. (AP/Jay LaPrete) (AP)

Business and academic leaders

The book includes notes attributed to men who aren’t household names but held high positions in business or academia. Art depicting women’s breasts is labelled “specially commissioned by Henry Rosovsky.” Rosovsky was a Harvard economist who died in 2002.

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