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 The most popular and profitable area of collecting over the years has been
that of the Presidents of the United States. There are Presidential signatures
available on documents such as government appointments, military commissions,
land grants, ship's papers, checks and personal letters. Many collectors try to
obtain a complete set of Presidents. Listed below is a small sample of the
Presidential material we have available. Letters and documents from every
President of the United States are available.
| Second President. A signature, John Adams, July 23, 1771 has been matted with a portrait of our second President. Adams was the only one term President from our first five presidents and his autographed material is difficult to come by. |
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| 6th President of the United States One page document on vellum (parchment) signed by Adams as President granting a tract of land in the state of Indiana. A handsome document with a bold signature of Adams and an embossed Presidential seal at lower left.
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| One page document granting 80 acres of land in Indiana signed by Adams as President, April 20, 1826. An attractive document headed The United States of America in bold type at the top and signed with a dark signature of Adams at the bottom. An embossed presidential seal is at lower left. Very nice condition. Nice John Quincy Adams signature. |
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| One page document signed by Adams as President, July 29, 1826. In this document Adams grants Charles Snead 777 acres of land. This property is granted to Snead who was a former Captain in the United States Army in the Virginia Line. The property lies northwest of the Ohio River, between the Little Miami and Sciota Rivers. An excellent document of Adams with embossed Presidential Seal. Attractive dark John Quincy Adams autograph.
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| Became President after the assassination of Garfield in 1881. Former Union General during the Civil War. His bold signature Chester A. Arthur has been matted with a portrait of our 21st President. A nice Chester Arthur autograph.
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| A nice dark signature of the President who preceded Abraham Lincoln in the White House. His signature has been matted with a portrait of the President.
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| Fifteenth President of the U.S. Whose hands off attitude towards states rights directly contributed to the start of the Civil War. His signature has been matted with a portrait of Buchanan |
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| One page letter written and signed by Buchanan, February 25, 1839, to A.O. Dayton, Esq. from Washington. I have been well acquainted with Mr. Nimrod Strickland, the bearer hereof, for a number of years. He was born in the county adjoining my residence and lived there until he came to the city. Mr. Strickland has ever maintained a fair character with his fellow citizens. He is intelligent, honest, and industrious, writes an excellent hand and unless I am greatly mistaken must be a first rate clerk. In politics he is decidedly, actively and efficiently with the administration. Let me, then, commend him to your kindness. Yours very respectfully, James Buchanan. Buchanan was a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1834-1845. He also served as a U.S. Congressman, Minister to Russia, Secretary of State under Polk and later Minister to Great Britain under Pierce. He preceded Lincoln as President. An attractive letter in excellent condition. |
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| One page document signed by Buchanan, March 10, 1845. On this document, Buchanan informs Samuel Kneap, U.S. Consul at Cartagena, that the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has appointed me Secretary of State of the United States
. An attractive and seldom seen document. A nice James Buchanan autograph. |
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| One page typed letter signed on his personal letterhead, June 29, 2004 to famous comedienne Phyllis Diller. I loved that birthday card you sent me. Take it from this old guy- being 80 doesnt hurt a bit! My two tandem parachute jumps were quite a thrill. Its easy. You should try it sometime! Barbara sends love, too. Sincerely George B. A charming letter from the former President making reference to his daredevil antics in the sky!
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| One page typed letter signed on his personal letterhead to a good friend from Texas, June 24, 1997.
I really enjoyed looking through your new publication. Very nicely done. Will have to put off getting together until possibly next year
.Barbara and I dont get back to Houston until mid-October, just in time for final preparations for the Library dedication. We have a pretty full schedule immediately following the dedication
.Touch base with me again in late November
.Heres a little souvenir for your collection. It comes with my thanks and best wishes
Nice one page letter written from Kennebunkport.
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| One page typed letter signed on his personal letterhead, January 14, 2000. That youre going to N.H. for George W really touches out hearts mine and Barbaras. You are a true loyal friend and thats what counts with us these days. Im glad you like All the Best(His book). Heres a bookplate for your copy. Warm Regards, George B. Hand typed to a close friend from Texas by Bush on his own computer. . With original stamped post marked envelope. |
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| One page typed letter signed of the President on White House Letterhead written to jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, February 10, 1992. Dear Dizzy, just a quick note to say that it was great seeing you the other night at the Kennedy Center. I appreciate your joining us, and the performance was terrific, it made my day. Best wishes, sincerely, George Bush. Bush adds a handwritten postscript, Dizzy, many thanks. Included with this letter is a printed invitation from Bush to a black tie reception at the White House. Directly from the Gillespie estate. |
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| A signed copy of his book, All the Best. In mint condition with dust jacket 640 pp. An attractive George Bush autograph.
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| A 5x7 color photo of Bush standing in front the American and Texas flags. Inscribed and signed by Bush in silver ink. |
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| One page autograph letter signed by Bush on his personally imprinted correspondence card from Houston, Texas, March 29, 1979. Here it all is. Thanks for your letter. The Mid East is not at peace though I hope the recent steps help. Sincerely, G.B. This letter is written just several months after the historic Camp David Peace Accord between Egypt and Israel. Bush had been U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations earlier in his career and directed the C.I.A. from 1976-77. In 1977 Bush began organizing a Presidential campaign and several weeks after this letter, announced his candidacy for the 1980 Republican nomination. Handwritten material of Bush with interesting content is scarce.. 5x7in.
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| CARTER, JIMM Y AND BEGIN, MENACHEM |
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| A handsome 8 x 10, b & w photo of Carter and Begin walking side by side at Camp David Signed boldly by Begin on the lower part of the image. It was at this meeting at Camp David where Begin, Carter and Sadat produced the Middle East Peace Treaty. |
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| One page typed letter signed March 22, 1996 thanking someone"...for sending me an autographed photo of Chuck Yeager along with your recent letter. I am delighted to have it and appreciate your thoughtfulness in remembering me..." Signed in full by Carter. |
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| A signed copy of his memoirs Keeping Faith, Memoirs of a President. This is leather bound collectors edition with a gold stamped hubbed spine and a gold embossed star design on the front and back covers. All pages are gilt edged. A beautifully bound presidential autobiography in mint condition. An attractive Jimmy Carter signature. |
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| CARTER, JIMMY & FORD, GERALD |
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| Four Presidents Photo. An 8 x 10, color photo of Presidents Reagan, Ford, Carter, and Nixon. All are showed standing in business suits at the White House. Signed by Carter and Ford at the bottom portion of the image. |
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| A dark signature Grover Cleveland, October 16, 1907 has been matted with a portrait of our 22nd and 24th President.
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| One page letter written and signed by Cleveland April 25, 1890 on law firm letterhead sending thanks to Howard Lockwood & Co for a newspaper. He adds is it possible for you to send me say twenty slips containing my remarks? |
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| One page letter written and signed by Cleveland and his law firm letterhead, "Bangs, Stetson, Tracy, & MacVeagh." Cleveland's name is printed above the names of the other partners, Jan. 22, 1890. "Colonel Lamont sent to me some time ago a note addressed by you to him inquiring about my state papers. I have on hand quite a number of these books, but they are not indexed. I am now having that work done and when it is completed, I will send you a copy of the publication all ready for use..." This letter was written during the Benjamin Harrison administration between Cleveland's two terms of office. A nice Cleveland autograph letter signed. |
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| Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. His signature on an official Executive Mansion, Washington card. Executive Mansion and White House cards have become extremely popular and more valuable in recent years.
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| His signature, Glover Cleveland, November, 1896 has been signed on Executive Mansion, Washington card with portrait of Cleveland.
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| A bold signature of Clinton has been matted with a portrait of Clinton.
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| An 8 x 10, B & W Photo of Clinton, probably as Governor, has been signed in the upper left background of the photo. A nice, bust photo in suit and tie. |
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| A signed first edition of his autobiography, My Life. In excellent condition with original just jacket.
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| An 8 x 10 souvenir card depicting three 1950 postage stamps honoring the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Nations Capital. One stamp depicts the Supreme Court Building, another the Capitol Building,, and the third stamp depicts the White House. Bill Clinton boldly signs his name right beneath the images of the three colorful stamps. This card was printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing as part of a National Philatelic Exhibition. With photo of Clinton.
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| A signed first edition of his autobiography, My Life. In excellent condition with original just jacket. |
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| A signed First Edition of his book Between Hope and History. Boldly signed as President on the title page. Excellent condition with dust jacket. An attractive Bill clinton autograph.
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| One page typed letter signed on Commonwealth of Massachusetts Lieutenant Governors letterhead, Nov. 8, 1918, to Representative Joseph Barry. "Your re-election to the House ought to be very gratifying to you. I want to congratulate you on the great opportunity for service that there lies before you. I shall be glad to have your cooperation on all legislative question
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| An official White House, Washington card signed by Coolidge. In excellent condition with portrait of Coolidge.
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| One page typed letter signed August 31, 1925 on White House Letterhead. Thanking you for sending me the September McClures with the opening installment of your article on Secretary Hooker. It is most interesting, and I shall be glad to see the future contributions to it... A nice Presidential letter with an attractive Coolidge signature.
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| One page typed letter signed by Coolidge as President on White House Letterhead, November 20, 1924. Thank you for your letter from yourself, and your associates, which I have had much pleasure in receiving. As a matter of fact, this whole affair was of no real consequence other than to display the desperate condition and utter unscrupulousness of certain people. Very Truly Yours, Calvin Coolidge. Written to P.C. Calhoun of the United Patriotic Societies in Bridgeport, Connecticut. An interesting letter worthy of further research.
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| 30th President, Succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Harding. One page typed letter signed on White House letterhead to the Chairman of the American National Red Cross, Judge John Payne. Pursuant to authority vested in me by an Act Of Congress, entitled an Act to Incorporate the American National Red Cross, approved January 5, 1905, I hereby appoint you Chairman of the Central Committee, to serve for one year from December 7, 1924. Very Truly Yours, Calvin Coolidge. A superb letter founding the American Red Cross. Payne helped established the Red Cross as a leading organization dedicated to international relief operations.
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT |
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| One page document signed as President, June 8, 1953 appointing Harry J. Anslinger as United States Delegate to the United Nations international opium conference
to negotiate, conclude and sign a protocol relating to the limitation of the production of opium, the said protocol to be transmitted to the President of the United States of America for his ratification
Eisenhower boldly signs his name at the bottom. There is a huge, paper embossed Presidential seal at the lower left. An impressive looking high level appointment document with gilded edges. It is also signed by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles . Harry Anslinger (1892-1975) was Americas first Drug Czar, serving as Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930 1962, and was a outspoken critic of what he considered to be lax marijuana and narcotic drug laws. Anslinger firmly believed that insanity, criminality, and death would be caused by smoking marijuana, and was instrumental in passing the Marijuana Tax Act. Anslinger served for 32 years in his Narcotics position, only J. Edgar Hoovers term was longer. Anslinger was an incorruptible civil servant and after retiring from the Bureau spent another two years as the United States representative to the United Nations Narcotic Commission. Ironically, in his last years, Anslinger himself became addicted to morphine as he battled prostate cancer and other health issues that led to his death. Under the U.N. protocol agreed to in 1953 only seven countries were authorized to produce opium for export. Producing countries were required to set up a government agency to license opium poppy cultivators and designate the areas to be cultivated. Cultivators were to deliver all opium immediately after harvesting to this agency, the only body with the legal right to trade in opium. This protocol took effect in 1964 and was widely ignored by countries such as Turkey, Iran and U.S.S.R. An important document signed by Eisenhower as he tries to deal with the illegal drug traffic in the 1950s. Documents authorizing high government officials to negotiate an international treaty are seldom seen in the private market. |
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT |
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| 7. EISENHOWER, DWIGHT One page typed letter signed by Eisenhower to Lewis Strauss, June 27, 1959 on White House letterhead with gold embossed DDE initials at the top. Because of the rejection of your nomination by the United States Senate, you have expressed to me a fixed conclusion that it would be in the interest of efficiency in the current operations of the Department of Commerce for you to resign as Secretary, which posts you have help since last November under a recess appointment. Your reason for making this decision
is in keeping with your unfailing practice of placing the public interest above your own. I have frequently expressed my conviction that the charges leveled against you were totally unjustified. These could have destroyed a less sturdy individual. But I know that in your heart you cannot fail to take with you, as you leave office, a profound satisfaction in the extraordinary services you have rendered to the country and which, over the years, have been acclaimed by eminent leaders in American life. Certainly you will clearly have the admiration, respect and affection of your close associates in government. To them you have typified patriotism, diligence and wisdom, as you have borne the responsibilities devolving upon you in the several posts of trust that you have occupied. Personally and officially I feel keenly the loss that your resignation imposes upon me, and I assure you that I accept it
not only with personal sadness but with the belief that the citizens of the nation will share this feeling with me. I also assure you that there is no one whose character, qualifications and selflessness I respect more highly. With warm personal regard, Sincerely, Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the first dozen years of the atomic age, few men played a more pivotal role in shaping U.S. Nuclear policy than the former banker Lewis Strauss (1896 1974). An ardent champion of the hydrogen bomb, he was also a strong believer in the importance of maintaining a large nuclear stockpile. He chaired the Atomic Energy Commission from 1953-58, and later during the McCarthy era hearings used his influence to help strip Robert Oppenheimer of his security clearance. Over the years, Strauss arrogance, his role in the Oppenheimer matter, and his insistence that he was always right made him unpopular on Capitol Hill. In 1959, after two months of exhausting hearings, the Senate rejected his nomination to be Eisenhowers Secretary of Commerce. The ordeal was publicly humiliating for Strauss, especially after he was caught lying under oath. A magnificent letter of Eisenhower dealing with a difficult personal and political situation with a close cabinet member. This letter is also on a very attractive and seldom seen White House letterhead in which the White House and Ikes initials DDE are in raised gold letters at the top of the page. |
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| One page typed letter signed Jan. 18, 1951 on his gold embossed five star, DDE letterhead. It is very pleasant to receive greetings from a member of the American legion in Oslo. I regret that we did not have an opportunity to meet, but I did appreciate your hearty welcome
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| One page typed letter signed on Eisenhowers 5-star imprinted letterhead, May 28, 1952. Eisenhower writes from Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe, to Lawrence Spivak, moderator of the Meet the Press television show. Many thanks for your recent note. Although I will be in Washington on the evening of June 2, a previous commitment prevents acceptance of your kind invitation. I know that I shall miss an entertaining and stimulating evening, but a cancellation of this engagement already on my calendar is simply impossible
A full Dwight Eisenhower signature concludes the letter. |
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23. EISENHOWER, DWIGHT One page typed letter signed by Eisenhower as President on White House Letterhead, September 3, 1954. I have heard through a friend of your daughters that you are ill at the United States Soldiers Home Hospital in Washington. I hope you are comfortable there. This note brings you my very best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery
Written to Philip Martin, Sr., perhaps an old World War II buddy of Eisenhower. This letter has a bold dark autograph of Eisenhower and is accompanied by the original postmarked White House envelope.
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| One page typed letter signed, Feb. 5, 1955 to Cyrus Ching on White House letterhead. "The Secretary of Labor has told me of the significant contribution you have made as a consultant in helping him improve the programs, policies, and organization of the Department of Labor. I wish to add my thanks and appreciation to those of Secretary Mitchell. You have performed a great service to the people of the United States in helping this Administration improve the assistance it is able to give them through the Dept. of Labor
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| One page typed letter signed on White House Letterhead, Nov 4, 1953. My Very Best Wishes go to the Variety of Club of Washington on the occasion of its 18th Annual Dinner Dance and to Variety Clubs International on the occasion of its Humanitarian Award Dinner
.It is heartening to observe how your great organization each year adds to the impressive list of its charitable enterprises
..and I am delighted to find that, throughout the world, there are every year greater numbers of areas whose destitute and helpless people find in Variety Clubs International a symbol of hope
May each Variety Club tent, continue its good works, and may the needy youngsters who are its principal beneficiaries, continue to reap the harvest of the heart of show business.
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| A signed and inscribed copy of his famous book, Crusade in Europe his personal account of his World War II adventures.
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| One page typed letter signed Nov. 26, 1947 on United States Army Chief of Staff letterhead to Senator Arthur Capper. Many thanks for forwarding Mr. Benjamin E. Neals poem, Thy Face Was in the Shining Sun
I am informed that Major General Maxwell D. Taylor presented the Medal of Freedom to Miss Marlene Dietrich
during a ceremony held at the United States Military Academy. For this reason and believing you would want to forward the poem to Miss Dietrich, I am returning the copy Mr. Neal inscribed for her
. Comes with the letter from Senator Capper to Marlene Dietrich sending her the above mentioned poem. With a nice Eisenhower signature. |
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT One page typed letter signed on White House letterhead, February 28,. 1958.
I am very delighted that you found the Conference on Mutual Aid so satisfying and interesting. I agree fully with you that we must stress the moral principles involved in helping the newly developing countries. As a matter of fact, I had in my evening speech a section pointing out that just as we feel a responsibility for the less fortunate citizens of our own county, so we must feel a responsibility for raising the standards of the less fortunate citizens of the world. I had to delete that portion because of the time element but it is a thought that I hope will be emphasized repeatedly by others who feel as strongly as I do about the program
.. An interesting content letter boldly signed by Eisenhower as President.
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. |
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| A full signature of Eisenhower has been matted with a portrait. |
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. |
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| One page typed letter signed on White House letterhead, November 16, 1956. Your support and encouragement as a member of the Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Eisenhower has been a source of great satisfaction to me during these past weeks. The confidence that you have thus expressed in the Administrations program will be very much in the minds of my associates and myself as we continue to develop and pursue the broad policies of which you have approved. With the active and continuing interest of citizens like yourself, our government can continue to move forward in attaining and preserving freedom and opportunity, justice and peace for all peoples
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| EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. (IKE AND GOLF) |
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| One page typed letter signed as President on White House letterhead, August 30, 1960. Recently I learned
that I did not acknowledge to you personally the putter that Mr. Robert ONeil brought to my offices earlier this summer. I marvel at the skill that enables you to make a club work such as this, particularly since I understand you do it only as a hobby. At any rate I do assure you of my deep appreciation of your thought of meand once again, my regret that I did not write to thank you long before this. With gratitude and best wishes, sincerely, Dwight Eisenhower. An excellent letter concerning Ikes passion for golf. |
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| An inscribed and signed copy of his book, Crusade in Europe 1948. An excellent book detailing Eisenhowers personal experiences in World War II. In fine condition with original dust jacket.
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| His signature and date, June 7, 1872 have been matted with a portrait of our 13th President. |
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| One page letter written and signed by Fillmore, October 9, 1853 to D.P.W. McMullen, Esq. from Buffalo, N.Y. I have your favor of the 7th for which I am very much obliged. I read the printed letter inclosed with a great deal of interest and satisfaction as it exhibited a knowledge of political affairs, and a capacity to state them intelligently and reason upon them correctly, that was truly astonishing for so young a person. I thank you for the favor
Millard Fillmore. Fillmore was President from 1850-1853 and broke with Weed and William Seward and associated himself with the pro-Southern Whigs. He was defeated for the Whig nomination in 1852, and in 1856 he ran as a candidate of the Know Nothing Party which sought to unite the country against foreigners in the alleged hope of diverting it from the explosive slavery issue. He died in Buffalo in 1874. An attractive, modestly priced, full page letter in excellent condition. |
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| His signature has been matted with a photo. |
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| FORD, GERALD An 8xlO, color photo of Ford , half length, standing in front of an American flag in his office. Signed by Ford Best regards, Gerald R. Ford across the bottom margin. |
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| His book "The War Powers Resolutions: A Constitutional Crisis?" Butte College Press, 1992. Signed Limited Edition of 250. A scarce Ford title. Mint. |
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| His autobiography A Time To Heal. His life from the early years to the controversial pardon of Richard Nixon. Signed by Ford. Excellent condition! |
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| A signed copy of his autobiography A Time to Heal. This is a leather bound collectors edition with a dark signature of President Gerald R. Ford. This book has a gold embossed, hubbed spine and a gold embossed elephant design on the front and back covers. The page edges are all gilt. A beautifully bound book in mint condition.
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| A signed copy of his autobiography, A Time to Heal, in excellent condition with the original dust jacket. Ford lived longer than any American President, surpassing Ronald Reagan by 45 days.
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| A signed leather bound copy of the Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. Ford was a member and signed this mint condition limited edition.
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| One page typed letter signed on his personal letterhead with gold embossed Presidential Seal. In 1964, the Warren Commission unanimously decided; 1) Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin, and 2) The Commission found no evidence of a conspiracy, foreign or domestic. As a member of the Commission, I endorsed those conclusions in 1964 and fully agree now as the sole surviving Commission member. Gerald R. Ford, 11/19/02 Fords definitive remarks on the Kennedy assassination. With an attractive Gerald Ford autograph.
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| FORD, GERALD (FORD SAYS: GET RID OF JOHNSON!) |
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| One page typed letter signed on Congress of the United States, Office of the Minority Leader Letterhead, July 12, 1968. Many thanks for your recent letter in which I am sure you expressed the views of millions of American citizens who resent the way the conflict in Vietnam is being managed. As you know, President Johnson is determining our policy in Vietnam and handling the day-to-day operation of the War. We have made suggestions from time to time as to how the management can be improved. I summarized some of my views in the enclosed copy of my newsletter
Since then many things have happened; there have been many changes, but the Administration must still find a way to resolve the problem. We sincerely hope that the talks now going on in Paris will be productive. We in the minority recognize that as a nation we can only act through our President who is the constitutionally elected Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces and the chief architect of our foreign policy. We in the minority, therefore, have said that we will support the President in every legitimate action which he may take to achieve a prompt, just, and secure peace. In the final analysis, however, I do believe our best opportunity for successful conclusion to the problems in Southeast Asia will come with a change in Administration... An excellent content letter of Ford early in the Vietnam War discussing the problems which so divided the country.
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| A hardbound copy of the Warren Commission Report, the official Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Ford was a member of the Commission headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren. He signs a copy of the official report. Excellent condition! 886pp.
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| FOUR PRESIDENT'S PHOTO - REAGAN, FORD, CARTER, NIXON |
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| This is a full length color photo of President Reagan with former Presidents, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon taken at the White House on the eve of the funeral of Anwar Sadat. After Sadat was assassinated in 1981, the former Presidents met with President Ronald Reagan at the White House before attending the funeral in Egypt along with Vice President George Bush. This photo is signed in full by all four Presidents and is in excellent condition. A historic photo and extremely desirable. |
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| FOUR PRESIDENTS PHOTO |
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| (Reagan, Ford, Nixon and Bush) A beautiful 8x10 color photo of the four Republican Presidents taken at the dedication of the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California on July 19, 1990. Each of the Presidents has signed his name above his image in the photo. A superb image and an item that is getting increasingly more difficult to find.
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| An excellent, three sided letter in neat, secretarial hand, signed by Garfield as a member of the House of Representatives letterhead with an engraved picture of the Capitol Building at upper left. Written to E.W. Bakewell of Bloomington, Il. on one of the most important subjects of the day: hard currency vs. paper money and inflation.
we differ so widely in our financial opinions. For 23 years previous to the War our coin and paper circulation in this country did not average $10 a head. It is now $17 a head. Still you think we have too little money. Before the war many of the States maintained a system of free banking and all the paper money was pushed into circulation which could be used. Whenever the total amount exceed $10 a head it was an inflation which produced panics and breakdowns. Our present inflation has increased all prices and increased prices require more currency to transact the business. In such a condition the more we have the more we want. Think of it for a moment; if every paper dollar in the United States were taken to heaven tonight and 70 cents of specie left in its place, every man knows that the money of the country tomorrow would have the same purchasing power that it has today. How much better will it be then for us to make our dollars what they profess to be on their face, rather than to increase the number of them, and thus make each one less valuable than it now is.
Two things are clearly before us. Either we shall work our way back to specie payments slowly, carefully, safely, by suffering some hardships or we shall go on until we come down at a bound and strike the bottom in a general smash up. I prefer to put on the brakes rather than run off the bridge. The talk of repudiating our debt is both absurd and disgraceful. What would we think of a man worth $16,000 who should take the benefit of the bankrupt act because he owed $2,500. The United States is worth at least $16,000,000,000 of Property, it owes 2,500,000,000. A man whose property bore the same relation would be called a rascal if he should repudiate. It is difficult to say what Congress will do in the midst of so many schemes as now afflict it. Hoping for the best and having faith in the prosperous future of our country, I am truly yours, J.M. Garfield. During the Grant Administration, Garfield was the leading spokesman on financial matters and served variously as Chairman of the Banking and Currency Committee, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Ways and Means Committee. A proponent of hard money as we see in this letter despite the soft money views of this home district. A superb letter on the major national issue of this time. Great content with this James Garfield signature. |
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| Assassinated 20th President. A signature J.A. Garfield, M.C. has been matted with a portrait of the President. Signed as a Member of Congress.
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| GORBACHEV AND REAGAN |
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| The famous photo of Reagan anad Gorbachev embracing. A large, 11x14, color photo of Reagan with the man who brought the Soviet Union out from behind the Iron Curtain. Signed by Gorbachev across a light portion of the image. A great piece! |
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| One page document signed by Grant as President, July 6, 1870. Grant authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a warrant for the pardon of Eugene K. Roberts. With embossed presidential seal at lower left. A nice Ulysses S. Grant signature on this document.
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| GRANT RETURNS TO GALENA AFTER HIS WORLD TOUR
One page letter written and signed by Grant to William Robinson in Cincinnati, September 24, 1880 from Galena, Illinois. I regret that I will not be able to accept your courteous invitation to visit the Exposition now being held in Cincinnati. My engagements will keep me in this state until the 8th of October, too late for the exposition. I then must go directly through to New York City and Boston. I thank you very kindly for the invitation. Very truly yours, U.S. Grant. After the close of his presidency in the spring of 1877 Grant started on a journey around the world, accompanied by his wife and one son. He was received with distinguished honors in England and on the continent of Europe, from where he made his way to India, China and Japan. After his return to America in September 1880 he went back to his old home in Galena, Illinois. A faction among the managers of the Republican party attempted to secure his nomination for a third term as president, and in the convention at Chicago in June 1880 he received a vote exceeding 300 during 36 consecutive ballots. Nevertheless, his opponents made such effective use of the popular prejudice against third terms that the scheme was defeated, and James Garfield was named in his stead. A desirable one page handwritten letter of Grant in excellent condition. Perfect for display. See cover photo.
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| Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant A two volume first edition of Grants memoirs published by Charles Webster in New York in 1885. Grant was dying of cancer and was anxious to finish his memoirs on his deathbed to provide income for his widow. The memoirs were published posthumously and are considered one of the finest Presidential memoirs. General Schwartzkopf recently called this the finest memoir of war experiences ever penned. There is a printed facsimile signature of Grant printed under his picture at the beginning of the book. We continually get calls from people who claim they have a signed copy of this book; no signed copies exist. In fine condition. 584pp and 647pp.
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| One page typed letter signed by Harding as President on White House Letterhead, April 17, 1922. Harding writes to Frederick Peck of the Republican National Committee,
I am writing to say that I have requested the Director of the Veterans Bureau to comply with the wish expressed in your letter. If there is any hitch in having this program carried out I will take it up with you further. I hope you will always believe that the administration is glad to meet every consistent wish of its friends in Rhode Island
A nice dark clear signature of Harding ends the letter. Harding died after only two years in office and his Presidential letters are somewhat scarce.
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| One page typed letter signed as President on White House Letterhead, April 21, 1921. He writes to Carl Thoner at the Washington Times. I beg to thank you for the really remarkable picture you have sent me, which I greatly appreciate. It seems to me one of the most characteristic of its kind I have seen, and I am very glad, indeed, that you remembered me with a copy of it
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| HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY |
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| 9th President and died in office after thirty days. One page document written and signed by Harrison, August 20, 1795. The Quarter Master will please to issue for the use of a public horse one bushel of corn and 50 pounds of hay
An interesting autographed document signed by Harrison during his military career. Harrison was a military hero at Tippecanoe Creek and against Tecumseh. His thirty days in office is the shortest term of any president. With portrait of Harrison.
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| His scarce, full signature, Rutherford B. Hayes has been matted with a portrait of our 19th President and former Union General. Hayes almost always signed R.B. Hayes to everything and his full signature is seldom seen. Matted with a portrait of Hayes.
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| HAYES, RUTHERFORD B. |
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| His signature on a small card has been matted with a portrait.
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| One page document signed by Hayes as President, Sep. 28, 1877. Hayes authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States. To a warrant for the pardon of D.K. Olney Winter. Nice piece with this Rutherford Hayes signature. |
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| An official The White House, Washington card boldly signed by Herbert Hoover. An excellent signature of Hoover and the original White House envelope is also included.
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| His signature has been matted with a portrait of our 34th President. |
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| A signed First Edition of his book The Challenge to Liberty. An excellent book by Hoover on his reflections of the sweeping social forces unleashed by the political and economic dislocations of World War I and the post war years. Inscribed and signed by Hoover, 1934. |
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| One page typed letter signed on his personal letterhead, August 25, 1949 to John Arms, Secretary of the United Engineering Trustees. I want you to know how deeply I appreciate the most kind wishes which you and the trustees have so generously sent me on my birthday, and the friendship of which they are such evidence. There is no greater satisfaction than the approval that comes from ones own profession
Hoover was a mining engineer.
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| His book The Problems of Lasting Peace which he co-authored with Hugh Gibson has been signed The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover. Fine condition with dust jacket.
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| His autobiography The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure, 1874 1920 has been inscribed and signed by Hoover. Fine condition with dust jacket. 495 pp.
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| A signed and inscribed copy of his book An American Epic, The Guns Cease Killing and the Saving of Life from Famine Begins, 1939-63. This is Hoovers dramatic narrative of American actions to relieve suffering overseas during and after the Second World War. Mass starvation
threatened many areas of the world, and President Truman directed Hoover to coordinate the efforts of many nations which saved the lives of more than 800 million people. Original dust jacket. 332pp. A nice Herbert Hoover signature.
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| One page typed letter signed on White House Letterhead. Sept. 30 , 1929. I am grateful for your note of September 27, with its interesting contents
. Hoover signed many post presidential letters but his White House letters are somewhat scarce. A nice Herbert Hoover autograph. |
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| One page typed letter signed on White House letterhead, July 26, 1929. I wish to thank you for your kind telegram of even date. I trust you will refer to the address whenever you wish. Yours Faithfully, Herbert Hoover. A nice White House letter in fine condition.
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| One page document signed granting seventy nine acres of land in Steubenville, Ohio, November 1, 1830. Handsome document on parchment signed by Jackson as President with an embossed presidential seal at lower left. Excellent condition with a huge signature of Jackson. 10 x 15 inches. |
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| One page document signed by Jackson as President granting 160 acres to John Reynolds, a former soldier in the 46th Regiment of Infantry in the U.S. Army. This document awards land in the territory of Arkansas on January 18, 1831. There is a handsome engraved vignette at the upper left of a Ms. Liberty figure handing a land grant to a soldier standing next to his young son. This handsome document has an embossed seal at lower left and a very large Andrew Jackson signature at bottom right. Jacksons land grants with the attractive vignette in the corner are scarce.
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| One page letter in secretarial hand, signed by Jackson, August 18, 1824, Hermitage Near Nashville to N.Y. Governor DeWitt Clinton.
This will be handed by John H. Lewis, Esq
..with whom I beg leave to acquaint you. Mr. Lewis is on a tour of observation upon the Western and Eastern Sections of the United States, and will receive with thankfulness any facilities which are offered him. I confidently recommend him
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| An engraved ships passport signed by Jackson as President. A passport for a whaling voyage signed Sep. 11, 1832. Beautiful lighthouse, sailing ship and harbor scene at top. A nice Andrew Jackson signature on a gorgeous piece. |
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| JEFFERSON, THOMAS |
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| One page letter written and signed by Jefferson to Reverend Frederick Hatch, January 30, 1825 from Monticello. I should sooner have complied with the request of yours of the 26th, but that I had asked the account of another person which I had wished to include in the same draught on Richmond, and I expected to have received it yesterday, but being disappointed, I send you a separate draught for which Mr. Raphael will I expect give you the cash. Accept my friendly salutations, Thomas Jefferson. Reverend Hatch was an Episcopal minister who taught Jeffersons grandsons, James, Ben and Louis at a school in Charlottesville. Jefferson graciously paid the boys schooling expenses and it seemed likely that the debt at hand involved their education. When Jefferson died, it was Reverend Hatch who performed the funeral services. Thomas Jefferson, a man with exceptional intellectual abilities, but was forced to contend with a lifetime of debt. He lived the lavish life of the Virginia planter class and was forced to make substantial entertaining expenditures during his presidency. Jefferson also spent lavishly on his library at Monticello. Unfortunately his income could not cover his costs. In 1815 he was forced to sell his 6,000 book library to replace what was lost by the Library of Congress during the British occupation during the War of 1812. He received only about half of the actual value of the books. His debts continued to grow however, in part because he continued to purchase many new books for his library. Jefferson found empty bookshelves intolerable. When he died in 1826, his debt had peaked at an amazing $107,000, making it necessary for his daughter to sell Monticello. Here we have an interesting letter of Jefferson juggling his accounts to try to pay another of his many bills.
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| A one page document (shown at right) signed by Jefferson as President signed Mar. 8, 1802. Also signed by Madison as Sec. of State. An engraved ships' passport with beautiful lighthouse scene at top showing a full rigged sailing ship. Describes ship, captain and cargo and authorizes the voyage into foreign waters. A nice Thomas Jefferson signature on a beautiful display piece. |
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| JEFFERSON, THOMAS & MADISON, JAMES |
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| A one page document signed by Thomas Jefferson as President and by James Madison as Secretary of State, April 3, 1808. This is a grant of land for a parcel near Chillicothe, Ohio. A handsome document with Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America in bold letters at the top and a large embossed presidential seal at the bottom. After the Louisiana Purchase was negotiated by Jefferson in 1803 the size of the United States doubled. The government was very desirous of citizens settling into the new western lands. This grant of land is for the new found western territory. After Thomas Jefferson, land grants were no longer signed by the Secretary of State. A great combination of signatures. |
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| One page document signed by Johnson as President appointing James Campbell Minister resident of the United States of America at Bogata. Also signed by William H. Seward as Sec. of State. Johnsons name is printed in bold script at the top of the document. Nice diplomatic appointment. .Because Johnson filled Lincolns unexpired term and many of his appointments had a stamped signature , his Presidential documents are somewhat scarce. With portrait of Johnson. |
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| One page typed letter signed on U. S. Senate, Committee on Armed Services, letterhead, Dec. 27, 1951 to the Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration. I am enclosing a communication which I have received from one of my constituents. I will appreciate your giving serious consideration to this problem, based an its merits. Please let me have as prompt a reply as possible, returning the enclosed, in order that I can inform the writer... Printed at top are other members of the committee such as Estes Kefauver, John Stennis, Russell Long, Wayne Morse and others. |
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| A signed first edition of his autobiography, The Vantage Point, Perspective of the Presidency. In excellent condition with the original dust jacket. This is signed on the flyleaf and not on a bookplate as is most often found on LBJ. 635pp
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| One page typed letter signed on United States Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader letterhead, August 7, 1959 to Mrs. J.W. Brown, Jr. in Texas. I was not upset by your letter. But I was a little amused by the idea expressed in Congressman Smiths letter that in a body of 98 members all of whom stand on equal footing one man can be decisive. The vote I cast last year had nothing to do with the merits of H.R.3. As Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, I helped arrange matters so that H.R.3 could be brought to the Senate floor for debate. It quickly became apparent, however, that the Senate was so evenly divided that there were no prospects of bringing H.R.3 to a vote. The only possibility was for several weeks of debate which would enflame tempers but not produce a bill. Consequently, I voted to send H.R.3 back to the Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Senator Eastland. I felt more could be gained by permitting cool heads to consider another course of action. A similar measure has again been passed by the House and is now before the Senate Internal Security Sub-Committee. When the Sub-Committee acts. I will again do whatever is possible to bring the measure promptly to the floor. Sincerely Yours, Lyndon B. Johnson. The bill, H.R. 3 concerned federal vs. state powers in labor law. An excellent letter of Johnson as Democratic leader showing his powerful influence over the Senate. A large bold signature of Johnson concludes the letter.
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| One page typed letter signed on his United States Senate, Office of the Minority Leader, January 27, 1955 to Lawrence Spivak, the long time moderator of Meet the Press. Dear Larry, your note of the 22nd was forwarded on to me here and I am especially pleased to have it. Being a member of the Ex-Stoners you know how glad I am to have the thing in a bottle. Im feeling very well --- better every day and expect to be back on the job in short order. Thanks much for remembering me, Sincerely Lyndon B. Johnson. An amusing letter of Johnson written after an apparent gallstone attack. |
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| A signed First Edition of his book "The Vantage Point, Perspectives of the Presidency, 1963-1969". Johnson's reflections of his years in the White House. In excellent condition with original dust jacket. 636 pp. |
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| A signed book, John F. Kennedy, Late President of the United States, memorial addresses delivered in Congress. An excellent leather bound book printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office containing a tribute by Congressmen and Senators following the death of President Kennedy. A handsome volume with a gold embossed president seal and lettering. Signed by Lyndon Johnson on a bookplate with a gold embossed presidential seal. A scarce item. 911pp. |
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| JOHNSON, LYNDON B. |
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| One page typed letter signed by Johnson on his Vice Presidential letterhead, October 23, 1963. You have asked some very difficult questions. Perhaps I can best begin by talking about Civil Rights. This is a very difficult problem because no two people mean the same thing when they use the phrase. But generally, it means the rights of a person to be a respected member of society and to enjoy all the privileges of that society providing he behaves himself. Because of many historical circumstances, it is felt that there is a need for laws to help some people attain their rights and I hope that legislation can be passed which will assure that all people will have equal opportunities regardless of their race and color, or the way in which they worship their God. LBJ goes on to talk about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The Test Ban Treaty is an agreement between the various nations involved that they will not test atom bombs in the atmosphere and therefore will stop filling the air with radio-active poison which can be disastrous, not only to people living now but to people of future generations. The Treaty is one which is workable simply because if anyone violates it, all of the other nations are free to do so and therefore it is unlikely that anyone would. I believe that this Treaty is a good one. It represents a first step toward a world in which we no longer need fear nuclear destruction. Sincerely, Lyndon B. Johnson. A spectacular letter written just four weeks before the assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson would go on to pass the landmark legislation , The Civil Rights Bill of 1964, he discusses here. He also discusses the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty which prevented atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. The best Lyndon Johnson letter we have ever had which discusses the two most important pieces of legislation of the era. A nice Lyndon Johnson signature on a great content letter.
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One page typed letter signed March 6, 1970 to District Court Judge Adrian Spears in San Antonio. What a warm, comforting feeling it is to have friends like you extending a helping hand. Im most grateful for your thoughtful letter and to know you are standing besides me
.LBJ A nice warm letter to an old friend written from when Johnson was in the Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. Written on his personal letterhead with LBJ and a presidential seal engraved at top. He boldly signs LBJ which he only used with close acquaintances.
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| One page typed letter signed on U.S. Senate letterhead, August 24, 1954 to an attorney in Boston.
Thank you very much for your recent letter. I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing me and your kind remarks concerning my health. With every good wish, Sincerely yours, John F. Kennedy Kennedy would have spinal surgery two months after this letter was written. It was during this convalescence he wrote Profiles In Courage. Excellent condition.
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| One page typed letter signed June 28, 1960 on United States Senate letterhead. This is just a note to express my deep thanks for the support you gave me at your meeting last week. It is certainly encouraging to know I have your vote of confidence. I am sending along with this note a copy of my latest book The Strategy of Peace which is a compilation of my speeches in recent years on foreign policy and defense. I hope you will find it helpful and interesting. Looking forward to seeing and working with you in Los Angeles and with very good wish, Sincerely, Jack Kennedy. An excellent letter of Kennedy written to a close Democratic ally in California concerning the strategies he will use in the November, 1960 election when he would beat Nixon and become our 35th President. A nice letter written in the last critical months of his campaign to become President. The signature Jack Kennedy shows that he is writing to a very close friend. |
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| One page typed letter signed on United States Senate letterhead, May 24, 1956. Im sure that you are glad, as I am, that the battle is over. It is good to know that the victory we won will mean the re-establishment of a respected and strengthened Democratic Party in Massachusetts. Because I did not have the opportunity of seeing you personally after last Saturdays meeting, I am dropping you this note to tell you how greatly I appreciated your courageous stand. Because of the great pressure I know you were under, your determination to see the issue through is doubly commendable
... Kennedy adds a handwritten postscript Many thanks. Written to Ann Pendergast of Lowell, Massachusetts
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| One page typed letter signed on United States Senate letterhead, April 9, 1957. This will acknowledge and thank you for your kind letter of recent date. I want you to know that I very much appreciate your most generous comments on my recent book, and also the thoughtfulness and interest which prompted you to write me. Again, many thanks for your letter and for the pleasure it has brought me. With every good wish, sincerely yours, John F. Kennedy. An excellent letter referring to his famous book Profiles in Courage for which he won a Pulitzer prize. Kennedy letters referring to his book are scarce and desirable. An attractive John F. Kennedy signature compliments this letter. |
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| One page typed letter signed by Kennedy as United States Senator, February 25, 1954. On U.S. Senate letterhead. Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to Senator Saltonstall concerning the Bricker Resolution. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in doing so and I am glad to know of your continued support of my position on this controversial issue
Kennedy is referring to the proposed Bricker Amendment to the Constitution, proposed in the early 1950s by Senator John Bricker of Ohio, which would have placed restrictions upon the scope and power of treaties entered into by the United States. The amendment was defeated in the Senate by a margin of one vote in 1954. An excellent content letter of Kennedy dealing with a proposed Constitutional amendment. There is a bold signature of John Kennedy at the conclusion. |
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| One page typed letter signed by Kennedy as United States Senator, February 25, 1954. On U.S. Senate letterhead. Thank you for sending me a copy of your letter to Senator Saltonstall concerning the Bricker Resolution. I appreciate your thoughtfulness in doing so and I am glad to know of your continued support of my position on this controversial issue
Kennedy is referring to the proposed Bricker Amendment to the Constitution, proposed in the early 1950s by Senator John Bricker of Ohio, which would have placed restrictions upon the scope and power of treaties entered into by the United States. The amendment was defeated in the Senate by a margin of one vote in 1954. An excellent content letter of Kennedy dealing with a proposed Constitutional amendment. There is a bold signature of John Kennedy at the conclusion.
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| JOHN F. KENNEDY PHOTO POSTMARKED THE DAY HE WAS KILLED! An 8x10 inch, black and white photo of President John Kennedy with an autopen (machine) inscription and signature, With best wishes, John F. Kennedy. Accompanying this is the matching White House envelope, addressed to our client, and postmarked November 22, 1863, the day Kennedy was assassinated. There is a cancelled 4 cent Project Apollo stamp at upper right. Our client was a youngster who wrote to the White House. Little did he know that by the time received his photo, the President would be dead. He received this photo, postmarked the day of Kennedys death, 44 years ago. Original material connected to that terrible day in our history is extremely desirable. An interesting piece.
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| One page typed letter signed on White House letterhead, April 2, 1962, to Congressman James Roosevelt. Dear Jimmy, I want to take this opportunity to express to you directly my thanks for your support of the Administrations tax bill last Thursday. I know how the pressures can mount up on this kind of legislation and I want to congratulate you for casting your vote in support of a stronger economy and a fairer tax system. There are no occasions in recent years that I can recall when a highly controversial bill was passed over the unanimous opposition of one Party. The constructive leadership and cooperation displayed by House Democrats on this occasion is the best possible demonstration of our partys inherent strength and unity. With this kind of teamwork and leadership, we can make this session of Congress of lasting benefit to our Country, and reverse the historical assumption that the party in power loses seats in the mid-term elections. Again, many thanks and with every good wish, Sincerely, John Kennedy. An excellent letter written by Kennedy thanking his Democratic supporter on an important piece of legislation. Kennedy crosses out the word Congressman in the opening salutation and hand writes Jimmy. Congressman James Roosevelt was the son of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Kennedy was the first President to bring the autopen (machine signing device) into the White House and the vast majority of his Presidential letters are machine signed. This is a scarce, genuinely signed letter of Kennedy as President. |
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Kennedys Final Hour in Photographs! An incredible, excessively rare collection of nineteen original and unpublished photographs chronicling JFKs final hour in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963. The photographs, shot sequentially, each measure 3 ½ by 5 B/W, and show in order: Air Force One taxiing at Love Airfield in Dallas. The Kennedys and Johnsons debarking from the aircraft, the party greeting a receiving line on the tarmac and mingling with the assembled crowd, the interior of Kennedys limousine, Governor and Mrs. Connally and the Kennedys entering the limousine, and the last image, a rather ironic view of both couples in the moving limousine with Kennedy rubbing the upper-right part of his scalp, exactly the spot hit by an assassins bullet minutes later! The final two photographs, taken hours later, show two views of the Texas School Book Depository from which it is said Oswald fired the shots that killed the President. These photos were not developed until February, 1964, and their existence was never revealed to the authorities. It is our understanding that the negatives for these photos have been long lost. A very rare and unique set of images, in very fine condition! Call for further details. |
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| LINCOLN ASSASSINATION HARPERS WEEKLY |
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| A copy of the very famous edition of Harpers, May 6, 1865 with the famous portrait of Lincoln reading to his son, Tad, done by Matthew Brady, on the front cover. Full page pictures inside of Lincolns funeral in New York, Lincoln on his deathbed, and the double size center picture of Lincolns funeral service at the White House. A historic issue! |
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| One page letter written and signed by Abraham Lincoln on Executive Mansion letterhead, March 21, 1864 to Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton Hon. Secretary of War, My dear Sir, If there is on file a request of Genl Meigs, that William Alexander may be appointed an Assistant Quarter Master, with the rank of Captain, let him be appointed. Yours Truly, A Lincoln. General Montgomery Meigs served as quarter master general with great distinction until his retirement in 1882. It has been estimated that from 1861 until 1866 he disbursed a billion and a half dollars upon his own order the largest expenditure in military history up to that time. He was brevetted Major General, July 5, 1864 for distinguished and meritorious services. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. William Alexander enlisted as a sergeant in the New York Cavalry in October, 1861. On November 1st, he was promoted to Sergeant Major and became Acting Regimental and Brigade Quartermaster. He was involved in the defenses of Washington through March 1862, including skirmishes at Fairfax Courthouse, Annandale Church, and Fairfax Station. Alexander was commissioned Second Lieutenant on June 16, and participated in battles at Fair Oaks, The Seven Days Before Richmond, Cold Harbor and Brandy Station. On February 10, 1863 he was promoted to First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster for the fourth Cavalry Brigade. He was later stationed at Harpers Ferry and in March 1865 received a promotion to Captain. After fighting at Appomattox from March 28th to April 9, 1865 he was mustered out with his company on June 27, 1865. A superb letter of Lincoln trying to grant General Meigs all the help he can in supplying the Union Army. The letter is in excellent condition with all writing dark and clear and a clean, dark signature of Lincoln. Destined to be the highlight of any collection!
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| A one page note written and signed by Lincoln. Let this boy be discharged, A. Lincoln, March 9, 1864. A famous story about Lincoln states that Lincoln had written a pardon for a young man who had been sentenced to be shot for sleeping at his post on guard duty. Lincoln said I could not think of going into eternity with the blood of the poor young man on my skirts. It is not to be wondered at that a boy, raised on a farm, probably in the habit of going to bed at dark, should, when required to watch, fall asleep; and I cannot consent to shoot him for such an act. While we cannot say that our note here pertains to this famous incident, it shows how Lincoln frequently involved himself in the matters of individual soldiers. We have had many items where Lincoln writes Let this man or soldier be discharged. But we cannot recall seeing another where he writes Let this boy be discharged. There were large numbers of very young soldiers fighting during the Civil War and the youngest soldier killed during the War was only 12 years old. A very, interesting Lincoln piece showing Lincoln interceding on behalf of an apparently very young soldier. Accompanied by a portrait of Lincoln.
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| A handsome document signed by Lincoln as President appointing Edward Boyce and Additional Paymaster in the United States Army, June 1, 1861. Also signed by Simon Cameron as Secretary of War. This document is a handsome military commission with an engraved eagle vignette at the top and a military hardware scene of flags, cannons, pikes, etc at the bottom. There is an excellent dark full signature Abraham Lincoln at the bottom and an embossed Presidential seal at upper left. A handsome autographed document of Lincoln, 13 x 18 inches on parchment.
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| A beautiful military appointment signed by Abraham Lincoln as President, March 8, 1864. This document appoints Louis Seibert, an Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of Captain. This document has the large engraved eagle vignette at the top and a military hardware scene at the bottom displaying flags, cannon, and swords, etc. This document is in near mint condition with the vellum extremely fresh and clean and all writing dark and clear. A beautiful full Abraham Lincoln signature and equally nice signature of Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War complete the document. Magnificent display piece!
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| LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES |
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| A first edition of the famous debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln in the celebrated Campaign in Illinois in 1858. Hardbound in good condition published by Follett, Foster, and Co. Columbus, 1860. 268pp. |
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| One page document signed by James Madison as President, December 20, 1809. A grant of land to John Warden of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania for a section of land in Ohio. A handsome document, on parchment with an embossed Presidential seal at lower left. A nice full autograph of Madison at lower right. |
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| One page document signed by Madison as President granting Moses Dunham of Fayette County, Pennsylvania a parcel of land in Ohio, May 27, 1814. A handsome document with a nice clear dark signature of Madison in the lower right and an embossed Presidential seal at lower left. A handsome vellum (parchment) document with James Madison, President of the United States of America in bold letters at the top, and an excellent autograph of Madison at the bottom. |
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| A one page Land Grant Document signed by Madison as President. Awarding land to Walter Duan for military service performed, | |
