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John Quincy Adams - autograph letter signed to a soldier, later a United States Senator, who was brevetted for gallantry in the Battle of New Orleans, 11-19-1847, unframed

Martin Van Buren - autograph letter signed with apparent reference to Andrew Jackson’s message justifying the Native American removal policy that led to the “Trail of Tears,” 10-27-1830, unframed

James K. Polk - superb autograph letter signed, never before offered on the autograph market, as the Democratic presidential nominee openly mentioning the “dark horse” nature of Polk’s candidacy, 7-31-1844, unframed

Franklin Pierce - exceptional partial autograph letter filled with sarcastic political diatribe, unframed

James Buchanan - autograph letter signed declining an invitation to the wedding of Sam Houston’s niece 5-31-1856, unframed

Ulysses S. Grant - superb content autograph letter signed, dated 12 days before the 1868 presidential election, in which the Republican Grant addresses the Democrats’ vitriolic condemnation of Radical Reconstruction, 10-22-1868, unframed

Rutherford B. Hayes - autograph letter signed, as President, commenting on civil service appointments, 1-13-1880, unframed

Rutherford B. Hayes - autograph letter signed, as President, relating to appointments in the Census Bureau, 1-20-1880, unframed

James A. Garfield - beautiful signed photograph of Garfield, matted and framed, accompanied by an original glass negative of a photo of the Garfield monument

James A. Garfield - manuscript letter signed, seeking information about the likely vote in the upcoming Ohio congressional election less than a month before the national election that would make him President, 10-4-1880, unframed

Chester A. Arthur - exceedingly rare signed cabinet photograph, unframed

Grover Cleveland - autograph letter signed, shortly before the start of the Spanish-American War, cautioning “young men” to “do some very hard thinking in these days,” 11-14-1897, unframed

Grover Cleveland - choice very early legal document, filled out and signed by Cleveland in 1858

Benjamin Harrison - typed letter signed refusing an interview with McClure’s Magazine, probably about the Spanish-American War, 5-28-1898, unframed

William McKinley - excellent association autograph letter signed to Ohio Senator James R. Garfield, the son of President James A. Garfield, seeking help for McKinley’s presidential bid, 3-5-1896, unframed

Theodore Roosevelt - World War I-dated typed letter signed, with holograph additions and postscript, congratulating a minister for his “admirable work of citizenship and Americanism,” 4-26-1918, unframed

Theodore Roosevelt - exceptional content typed letter signed encouraging organization of the Progressive Party in Rhode Island, 4-10-1913, unframed

Theodore Roosevelt - signed postcard photograph, unframed

Woodrow Wilson - White House vignette engraving boldly signed beneath the image, unframed

Woodrow Wilson - beautiful inscribed, signed half-length portrait photograph, unframed

Ellen Axson Wilson - very rare, very fine condition autograph letter signed, unframed

Edith Bolling Wilson - autograph letter signed, mentioning difficulties of the Great Depression, the 1932 Democratic convention and Bernard Baruch 4-22-1932, unframed

Herbert Hoover - very rare autograph letter signed to a friend about to depart for Europe, unframed

Franklin D. Roosevelt - rare and excellent World War II content typed letter signed, FDR’s first known letter following Pearl Harbor, mentioning his son Elliott’s assignment to “a bombing squadron on the West Coast,” 12-18-1941, unframed

Franklin D. Roosevelt - White House letter with large 4¼” signature sending thanks for holiday greetings, 1-2-1940, unframed

Franklin D. Roosevelt - superb association autograph letter signed from Warm Springs, Georgia, while FDR was organizing the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation for treatment of polio, 2-16-1927, unframed

Eleanor Roosevelt - typed letter signed to an editor of The Atlantic Monthly regarding a proposed article, 12-14-1957, unframed

Eleanor Roosevelt - extraordinary content partial typed letter signed as member of the United States Delegation to the United Nations, 11-29-1948, unframed

Eleanor Roosevelt - typed letter signed, with four-line holograph postscript signed again with initials, regarding the purchase of a house in New York City, 10-20-1958, unframed

Harry S. Truman - beautiful White House vignette engraving boldly inscribed and signed, unframed

Harry S. Truman - rare set of three vintage matching The White House cards signed by Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman, unframed

Harry S. Truman - excellent 11" x 13½" formal portrait inscribed and signed to a relative, almost certainly as President, unframed

Harry S. Truman - autograph letter signed 1-13-1955, with hand addressed envelope, unframed

Harry S. Truman - outstanding typed letter signed 10-5-1960 urging support for Kennedy and Johnson, unframed

Harry S. Truman - uncommon dual-signed set of Truman’s Memoirs, with both volumes inscribed and signed to a relative on the same date

Bess Truman - rare set of three vintage matching The White House cards signed by Harry S. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman, unframed

Bess Truman - excellent condition autograph letter signed to New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons, with original autograph envelope, unframed

Bess Truman - autograph note signed, with original autograph envelope, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - virtually mint condition, single-signed official American League baseball signed in person for a Washington Senators pitcher before a game against the New York Yankees 9-26-1964

Dwight D. Eisenhower - excellent political content typed letter signed as presidential candidate, 8-20-1952, to maverick Oregon Senator Wayne Morse, mentioning Nixon and the “tough fight we are facing,” unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - typed letter signed as President-Elect 12-23-1952, referring to the “high privilege” of being President, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - typed letter signed as President-Elect 1-14-1953, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - rare post-presidential typed letter signed, “Uncle Ike,” to his great niece, 4-4-1966, unframed

John F. Kennedy - typed letter signed, as Senator, explaining to a constituent how he has vigorously protested the closing of two Coast Guard bases, 12-8-1955, unframed

John F. Kennedy - magnificent vintage silver gelatin portrait by famed photographer Philippe Halsman, boldly inscribed and signed by JFK, unframed

John F. Kennedy - vintage early edition of Profiles In Courage, signed on the title page

Lyndon B. Johnson - autograph sentiment and signature, signed as Vice President, with an invitation to a reception at the Johnson home, unframed

Lyndon B. Johnson - typed letter signed as ex-president, from his hospital in San Antonio, thanking a lady for get-well wishes, 3-9-1970, unframed

Lady Bird Johnson - extra fine condition signed White House engraving with an inscription promoting her pet beautification projects, unframed

Richard M. Nixon - copy of RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon beautifully inscribed and signed to one of Nixon’s close friends

Richard M. Nixon - superb autograph note signed referring to his “long climb upward on the comeback trail,” 7-7-1979, unframed

Richard M. Nixon - autograph letter signed, sending condolences to a friend on the death of his mother, 7-3-1978, unframed

Richard M. Nixon - autograph letter signed sending thanks for a gift of California navel oranges and mentioning a longtime staff member, 4-20-1989, unframed

Richard M. Nixon - typed letter signed, with excellent political content relating to Republican strategy and California Governor Pete Wilson, 10-21-1991, unframed

Pat Nixon - autograph letter signed sending thanks for a Christmas ornament, unframed

Pat Nixon - official color White House photograph of President and Mrs. Nixon, inscribed and signed by the First Lady, with her accompanying typed cover letter on embossed White House stationery, 8-5-1971, unframed

Gerald R. Ford - typed letter signed 5-11-1971, unframed

Ronald Reagan - excellent content autograph letter signed, late 1977, relating to the Panama Canal treaty, unframed

George H. W. Bush - very fine typed letter signed, declining an interview due to “all the ups and downs with the press” and refusing to comment on President Clinton’s performance, 5-5-1993, unframed

Barbara Bush - mint condition copy of Mrs. Bush’s autobiography, A Memoir, signed on a bookplate

[Franklin D. Roosevelt] - Cabinet - Postmaster General - James A. Farley

[Harry S. Truman] - Bold signature of Thomas Hart Benton, artist who painted the mural in the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri

[J ohn F. Kennedy] - 1960 presidential election - opposition - Senator Byrd

[J ohn F. Kennedy] - Inauguration - Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies - Senator Styles Bridges

[L yndon B. Johnson] - LBJ’s Vice President - Hubert Humphrey - typed letter signed 12-9-1959