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Presidents and First Ladies

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 - nice folio-size deed to real estate in New York, signed as Vice President 7-24-1834, 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

James K. Polk - presidential autograph letter signed with Mexican War association, 4-21-1847, unframed

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

Ulysses S. Grant - autograph note signed on a card, as President, 8-18-1876, unframed

James A. Garfield - excellent election content manuscript letter signed, as the Republican presidential nominee, shortly before the 1880 election, 9-30-1880

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

Chester A. Arthur - rare Variant 1 Executive Mansion card, boldly signed in black, unframed

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

Grover Cleveland - post-presidential autograph letter signed 2-14-1905 with excellent content regarding Cleveland’s reluctance to comment on public issues, unframed

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

Benjamin Harrison - typed letter signed declining to attend a dinner out of concern for being quoted, 2-14-1900, unframed

William McKinley - typed letter signed as President, on Executive Mansion stationery, sending thanks for congratulations on his reelection, 11-27-1900, 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

William Howard Taft - post-presidential typed letter signed, refusing to turn down an appearance at “good old Yale,” although his schedule dictates that he should, 12-31-1913, unframed

William Howard Taft - typed letter signed, as Chief Justice, criticizing President Woodrow Wilson's handling of the League of Nations, unframed

Woodrow Wilson - endearing typed letter signed as President-Elect to a child 11-13-1912, 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

Herbert Hoover - typed letter signed referring to his speech on the Communist threat to the United nations, 8-25-1962, 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

Franklin D. Roosevelt - excellent association Harris & Ewing portrait photograph of FDR, signed to The New York Times’ White House correspondent, framed

Franklin D. Roosevelt - beautiful large-format portrait photograph of FDR, 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 - very fine 11” x 13½” formal portrait, Truman’s favorite of himself, boldly inscribed and signed, almost certainly as President, 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 - typed White House letter signed sending personal, “heartfelt sympathy” to The New York Times’ White House correspondent on the death of his “dear mother,” 3-21-1947, unframed

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

Harry S. Truman - typed letter signed 6-30-1960 to his first cousin, General Ralph E. Truman, 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

Harry S. Truman - nice dated signature on a printed card sending his autograph, unframed

Harry S. Truman - signature on page from Mr. Citizen, unframed

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 White House typed letter signed, “Uncle Ike,” to his great niece, 3-11-1957, with artist content, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - rare post-presidential typed letter signed, “Uncle Ike,” to his great niece, 4-4-1956, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - excellent political content letter in which Eisenhower backtracks on his admitted suggestion that he favored Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination, 12-19-1963, unframed

Dwight D. Eisenhower - signature on reverse of his sister-in-law’s calling card, signed at the 1952 Republican convention, unframed

Mamie Doud Eisenhower - 8” x 10” black-and-white photograph, boldly inscribed and signed, unframed

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

John F. Kennedy - pristine kennedy for president shield-shaped campaign sticker from the 1960 presidential campaign, signed next to Kennedy’s image, unframed

John F. Kennedy - mint condition campaign newspaper from the 1960 presidential campaign, signed next to Kennedy’s image on the cover, unframed

John F. Kennedy - with Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy - outstanding trio of vintage pieces, one signed by each, all obtained by the same collector, unframed

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 - 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 - rare autograph letter signed, with original holograph envelope, unframed

Gerald R. Ford - excellent content typed letter signed, 7-12-1957, referring to the greatness of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and anticipating the 1960 election, unframed

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

Gerald R. Ford - typed letter signed as vice presidential nominee, 10-31-1973, sending regrets that he cannot furnish an autographed copy of the Warren Commission report, unframed

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

George H. W. Bush - political content typed letter signed 4-1-1980, 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

George H. W. Bush - typed note signed declining an interview but sending an autographed photo, 9-1-1993, unframed

George H. W. Bush - very fine condition typed letter signed declining an invitation due to his travel and writing, 1-24-1994, unframed

[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

[D wight D. Eisenhower] - Kay Summersby - scarce World War II dated typed letter signed as aide to General Eisenhower

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

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

[J ohn F. Kennedy] - Assassination - Dallas Motorcade - Senator Ralph Yarborough

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