Lot 150
Politicians, Including Adlai E. Stevenson, Cabinet Members, Advisers, and Others. Adlai E. Stevenson, congressman, diplomat, and Eisenhower's opponent in 1952 and '56-1956 TLS as presidential candidate; D.S. Lamont, Secretary of War under Cleveland-signed Executive Mansion card; Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior under Teddy Roosevelt--signed White House card with rank and date (Feb. 2, '06); John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State under Eisenhower-signature on Secretary of State card plus envelope; Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense under Eisenhower-signed 3 ½ x 2 ½" paper plus official envelope; Sam Rayburn, longest-serving Speaker of the House-signature; Ted Sorensen, adviser and speechwriter for JFK, LBJ and RFK-signed business card; McGeorge Bundy, adviser to JFK and LBJ-signed White House card with 1964 letter from WH secretary, plus a 1991 ALS to actress Kitty Carlisle; W.W. Rostow, special assistant for national security to JFK and LBJ-White House card signed; Richard N. Goodwin, speechwriter and adviser to JFK and LBJ--signed promotional blurb; Henry Cabot Lodge, 1896 TLS as U.S. senator; James Forrestal, Sec. of Treasury under Truman-card signed; Sherman Adams, Chief of Staff to Eisenhower-1952 TLS; Leverett Saltonstall, 1952 TLS as U.S. senator; Gifford Pinchot, 1924 TLS as Gov. of Pennsylvania; and Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. Georgia governor and U.S. senator-1961 TLS as senator. Items in overall fine condition. Estimate Value $300 - UP
The Michael Hecht Autograph Collection.
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