Historical Documents

CALVIN COOLIDGE TLS, 1p, June 11, 1931, 4to, personal letterhead, Northampton, Mass, to Mrs Wm Corcoran Eustis, extending best wishes on an upcoming m

GRACE COOLIDGE (1879-1957) 1st Lady. ALS, 2pp, Dec 7, 1934, 8vo, Slick Rock letterhead, Columbus, NC, 8vo, to noted Presidential portraitist Frank O S

HERBERT HOOVER President. ALS, 1p, nd, 8vo, personal letterhead, to Mrs Block, friendly content. "...You are a latinist although not an enginee...

HERBERT HOOVER TLS, as President, 1p, Sept 30, 1931, 4to, White House letterhead, to S R Bertron. "...The matter referred to is under discussio...

HERBERT HOOVER TLS, 1 1/3pp, Aug 28, 1924, 4to, Dept of Commerce letterhead, to Grosvenor Clark, nice content re an article in Atlantic Monthly regard

HERBERT HOOVER TLS, as Presidential candidate, 1p, Oct 1, 1928, 4to, personal letterhead, Washington, to Mary Bremond. "...I wish to thank you ...

HERBERT HOOVER TLS, 1p, Jan 31, 1941, 4to, personal letterhead, Waldorf Astoria, New York, thank you message. Handsomely double matted with: photograp

HERBERT HOOVER Photograph, b/w, 3 1/2"X5", portrait. Signed in pencil on the mount, "from, Herbert Hoover." VG. Matted and frame...

HERBERT HOOVER His book, "The Challenge to Liberty", Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934, 212pp. Signed and inscribed on front endpaper, &qu...

HERBERT HOOVER Signature, on verso of a White House card. VG. $100-150

HERBERT HOOVER Signed card. VG. Nicely matted and framed. $100-150

LOU HENRY HOOVER (1875-1944) 1st Lady. Bold, full signature. Nicely double matted with a picture and plaque. $100-150

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT (1882-1945) President. World War II date DS, as President, 1p, 4to, White House letter-head, awarding the Legion of Merit to a Ru

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Partly printed DS, as President, 1p, Jan 28, 1936, oblong folio, appointment of Stewart McDonald as "Federal Housing Admin...

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT TLS, as President, 1p, Dec 18, 1936, small 4to, White House letterhead, to the noted Presidential portraitist Frank O Salisbury (

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT TLS, as President, 1p, Nov 8, 1943, 4to, White House letterhead, to J Levi in New York City. Reads, "...Please forgive me ...

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT TLS, as President, 1p, Mar 22, 1933, 4to, White House letterhead, to Congressman J.H. Hoeppel. Reads, "...Thank you for yo...

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT TLS, as President, 1p, Aug 21, 1935, 4to, White House letterhead, to John Canning. "...I have read your letter...with grea...

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Bold signature, as President. Clipped from a White House letter, pale green stationery. VG. $150-250

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT TLS, 1p, June 11, 1932, 4to, Governor of New York letterhead, to M Luther Nicholas in Philadelphia, interesting content. "...

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT AES, "FDR", 1p, nd, 8vo, in pencil. On a sheet headed in a different hand "P.M.G." [Postmaster General], Ro...

(Franklin Roosevelt) LOUIS MCHENRY HOWE (1871-1936), American journalist; political mentor and secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt. SP, b/w, 8"X...

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) 1st Lady. TLS, 1p, Oct 28, 1954, 8vo, personal letterhead, Hyde Park, to Linnea Calder, Campobello Island, New Brunswick

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT TLS, "Cousin Eleanor", as 1st Lady, 1p, Oct 9, 1941, 8vo, White House letterhead. "Dear Sonny: It was very kind of ...

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ALS, 2pp, Oct 4 (ny), 12mo, to Louise, friendly content. Reads, "...This is just a line to say that I hope to see you either ...

HARRY S TRUMAN (1884-1972) President. Photograph of President Truman and his staff, color, image size 9 1/2"X7 1/4", taken Dec 11, 1949, o...

HARRY TRUMAN ISP, as President, b/w, image size 7 1/2"X9 1/2", portrait. Signed and inscribed at bottom margin, "Best wishes to Clare...

HARRY TRUMAN Large attractive color print, by Hessler, image size 14"X19", showing President Truman seated at his desk. Signed and inscrib...

HARRY TRUMAN Typed DS, as President, 1p, nd, 4to, White House letterhead, entitled "CITATION FOR LEGION OF MERIT, Degree of Legionnaire." ...

HARRY TRUMAN TLS, as President, 1p, Dec 15, 1948, small 4to, White House letterhead, to U.S. Circuit Court Judge Paul Rao, sending thanks for "...

HARRY TRUMAN Typed DS, as President, 1p, nd, 4to, White House letterhead, entitled "CITATION FOR LEGION OF MERIT, Degree of Officer." Read...

HARRY TRUMAN TLS, as President, 1p, April 29, 1950, small 4to, White House letterhead, sending thanks for the "cuff links." VG. Handsomely...

HARRY TRUMAN ANS, signed "HST", as President, 1p, Dec 15, 1951, 12mo. "Please have this package sent to Williamsburg this afternoon a...

HARRY TRUMAN ANS, signed "HST", 1p, Oct 12, 1962, 12mo, interesting political content. "Dear Mike: - Is it possible for you to work o...

HARRY TRUMAN TLS, 1p, Oct 6, 1958, 4to, personal letterhead, Independence, to Congressman Abraham Multer, declining an invitation to attend the &quo...

HARRY S TRUMAN TLS, 1p, Mar 11, 1968, 4to, personal letterhead, Independence, thank you message. VG. $150-250

BESS W TRUMAN (1885-1982) 1st Lady. TLS, 1p, Nov 16, 1972, 8vo, Harry Truman letterhead, Independence, to Stephen Narin. In part, "...Mr Truman...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER (1890-1969) President. His book, "The White House Years, Mandate For Change, 1953-56", Doubleday & Co, 1963, 650pp...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER His book "The White House Years, Waging Peace, 1956-61", Doubleday & Co, 1963, 741pp, Limited Autograph Edition #1...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, signed "Ike", 1p, Mar 21, 1961, 4to, DDE letterhead, Palm Desert, Cal, to his former Sec of Commerce Lewis L Stra...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, "D.E.", as President, 1p, Jan 7, 1954, small 4to, White House letterhead, to Arthur Flemming, Director of Defense...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, as President, 1p, Oct 2, 1957, 8vo, White House letterhead, to Taylor Chewning at Emergency Hospital. In part, "...I h...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, as President, 1p, Jan 11, 1960, 8vo, White House letterhead, to Robert Marx. In part, "...Since I have been at my Gett...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, as President, 1p, Aug 13, 1959, 4to, White House letterhead, to Martin Dies, interesting content. In part, "...Thank y...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER TLS, "D.E.", as President, 1p, Dec 12, 1958, 4to, White House letterhead, to his friend Marty Snyder, marked "PER...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER World War II date TLS, 1p, Mar 4, 1944, 8vo, Hdqtrs European Theatre letterhead, to Ernest Galsworthy, thank you message. "...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER World War II date TLS, 1p, April 3, 1945, 8vo, Supreme Headquarters - Allied Expeditionary Force letterhead, to George Weinsenstei

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER ISP, b/w, 8"X10" (image size 6"X7 1/2"), seated pose. Signed at bottom margin, "with best wishes, Dwigh...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER DS as President, 1p, Jan 1, 1954, folio, appointment of the noted actor Robert Montgomery, as "a Member of the Advisory Com...

DWIGHT D EISENHOWER Presidential sketch (unsigned), 1p, on 5"X6" sheet. Four different images, with the name "Nixon" written ove...

MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER (1896-1979) 1st Lady. TLS, as 1st Lady, 1p, June 2, 1955, 4to, White House letterhead, to the noted opera singer Lily Pons (1904

JOHN F KENNEDY (1917-63) President. His book, "Profiles in Courage", Harper & Brothers, New York, 1956, 266pp. Signed and inscribed on...

JOHN F KENNEDY His book, "Why England Slept", Wilfred Funk, New York, 1940, 252pp. Boldly signed and inscribed on front endpaper, "To...

JOHN F KENNEDY ALS, "Jack", 4pp, Sept 3 (1940), small 8vo, Hyannisport, to Mr Goldsmith, a friend and former Harvard classmate of his fath...

JOHN F KENNEDY Attractive printed quote signed, 6"X3", the most famous line from Kennedy's inaugural address. Reads, "And so, my ...

JOHN F KENNEDY Signature and inscription, "To Frank - with all good wishes - John Kennedy." Cut from the top of a signed photo. VG. Nicely...

(John Kennedy) ATSUMARI YAMASHIRO, Japanese Naval officer; commander of the 11th Flotilla and senior officer on board the destroyer Amagiri on the nig

RICHARD J DALEY (1902-76) Longtime Mayor of Chicago (1956-76). As Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, he headed a powerful political machine

(John Kennedy) JACK RUBY (1911-67), murdered Lee Harvey Oswald. DS, Silver Spur check, April 23, 1951, drawn on the Mercantile National Bank at Dallas

GERALD R FORD President. Typed Statement Signed, adds date "1/29/97", 1p, 8vo, personal letterhead with gold embossed eagle, re the findin...

(John Kennedy) GERALD R FORD. Book, "Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F Kennedy", U.S. Gove...

JACQUELINE KENNEDY (1929-95) 1st Lady. ALS, as 1st Lady, 2pp (single sheet), nd, 8vo, White House, designing the official White House Christmas card.

JACQUELINE KENNEDY ANS, signed with initials, 1959, on a bill from the Mabel Whipple Bangs antique store, Barnstable, Mass. She pens at bottom, &quo...

JACQUELINE KENNEDY Book about John Kennedy, "One Brief Shining Moment", by William Manchester. Boldly signed on front endpaper. Nicely mat...

JACQUELINE KENNEDY Full signature, on a Visitors Register, 4to. Also signed by Hubert H Humphrey and 23 others (both sides). Most of the signers were

(Jackie Kennedy) TLS, signed by her secretary Nancy Tuckerman, 1p, Nov 19, 1964, Mrs John F Kennedy letterhead, to Miss Maud Shaw, the former nanny of

ROSE F KENNEDY (1890-1995) Matriarch of the Kennedy family. ALS, 3pp, circa 1940's, 8vo, Mrs Joseph P Kennedy letterhead, Bronxville, NY, to Dr ...

ROSE F KENNEDY Memorial card honoring her assassinated son, John F Kennedy, with a 3 1/2"X5 1/2 color photo on front, and scriptures on verso. ...

JOHN F FITZGERALD (1863-1950) American politician, known as "Honey Fitch"; grandfather of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Photograph, t...

LYNDON B JOHNSON (1908-73) President. TLS, as President, 1p, Mar 17, 1965, small 4to, White House House letterhead, to Congressman Michael Kirwan, nic

LYNDON B JOHNSON TLS, as President, 1p, April 7, 1967, small 4to, White House letterhead, to Congressman Charles A Vanik, sending birthday greetings.

LYNDON B JOHNSON TLS, 1p, May 2, 1951, 4to, U.S. Senate letterhead, to W O Davis, "...The grestest pleasure that I derive from my work up here ...

LYNDON B JOHNSON TLS, "LBJ", 1p, May 26, 1971, 4to, personal gold embossed letterhead, Austin, Texas, to Dr A Loyd Collins at Baptist Chri...

LADY BIRD JOHNSON 1st Lady of the United States. TLS, as 1st Lady, 1p, Mar 17, 1966, 4to, White House letterhead, to U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph. I

RICHARD NIXON (1913-94) President. Signed type-script, 1p, Aug 9, 1974, 8vo, White House, resigning the Presidency. Reads, "...I hereby resign ...

RICHARD NIXON TLS, as President, signed "RN", 1p, June 28, 1973, 4to, White House letterhead, San Clemente, to Dr Joseph Kaplan, friendly ...

RICHARD NIXON SP, b/w, 8"X10", smiling portrait, behind microphones. VG. Matted and framed. $200-300

RICHARD NIXON Signed official Vice Presidential card. VG. $100-150

RICHARD NIXON Signed Christmas card, dating from his early days on Capitol Hill. Signed inside, "To Dal Krauss, with all good wishes, Dick Nixo...

RICHARD NIXON Signed page fom one of his books, under printed "This copy has been signed by the author." VG. $100-150

RICHARD NIXON Nicely signed bookplate from "The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace." WITH duplicate bookplates signed by 1st Lady Pat ...

RICHARD NIXON Signed ticket to "The Inaugural Ball", Jan 20, 1969. VG. Handsomely double matted with: one ounce silver bar, with his image...

RICHARD NIXON Signed and inscribed bookplate for "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon." VG. $100-150

(Richard Nixon) Inauguration medal, with bust portraits of Richard Nixon and Spiro T Agnew, 2 1/2" across, sterling silver. Made by the Frankli...

GERALD R FORD President. TLS, signed "Jerry Ford", as MOC, 1p, Dec 7, 1966, 4to, to a voter back home, nice content re Adam Clayton Powell...

GERALD R FORD TLS, "Jerry", 1p, Aug 17, 1984, 4to, personal letterhead with gold embossed eagle, to Cy Laughter, re a golf tournament. In ...

GERALD FORD & JIMMY CARTER Color photograph, 8"X10", standing pose of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard...

GERALD R FORD Signature, "Gerald R Ford, 38th President, U.S.A.", at bottom of retirement certificate for Lt Col Pierre A Voisard, U S Arm...

JIMMY CARTER President. ISP, color, 8"X10", half length smiling pose. VG. Handsomely double matted with: one ounce silver bar, with his im...

JIMMY CARTER Signed FDC, honoring the lily, postmarked April 23, 1981, Fort Valley, Georgia. Also signed by 1st Lady Rosalyn Carter. VG. Nicely double

JIMMY CARTER DS, "J E Carter Jr", check from the Carter Warehouse, Oct 24, 1959, drawn on the Plains Mercantile Co, Plains, Georgia, compl...

RONALD REAGAN President. DS, as President, 1p, Oct 17, 1988, oblong folio, awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to legendary jazz singer Pearl B

RONALD REAGAN DS, 1p, Nov 7, 1993, oblong 8vo, entitled "Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Friendship Roll, For All in Attendance." Signed in p...

RONALD REAGAN Signature, on a card that reads "The Honorable James A Baker, III, will strike the first silver coin, at the, United States Assay...

NANCY REAGAN 1st Lady. SP, color, 8"X10", smiling portrait. VG. Matted and framed. $100-150

GEORGE BUSH President. ALS, as President, on 6"X4" Camp David co-rrespondence card, Oct 26, 1991, marked "Personal." Reads, &quo...

GEORGE BUSH TLS, "George", on 6"X4" Vice President's correspondence card, April 20, 1987, to Cy Laughter "...Just a not...

GEORGE BUSH ALS, "George", on both sides of a 6"X4" Vice President's correspondence card, Dec 17, 1985, to Cy Laughter. &quo...

GEORGE BUSH ISP, "my friend, George Bush", color, 10"X8", calligraphic inscription, outdoor scene, shaking hands with former Bal...

GEORGE BUSH ISP, color, 8"X10", smiling seated pose. WITH a FDC, signed by 1st Lady Barbara Bush; WITH a signed card by Vice President Dan...