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The President Resigns from Office
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The resignation of President Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) remains one of the darkest moments in American History. As the Watergate...
Richard M. Nixon Signed Presidential Library Program
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A rare and unusual item of presidential history, this is the Official Program for a private luncheon welcoming then-ex President...
ALS to Thomas Ewing re George Rives
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Autograph Letter Signed by and in the full hand of Abraham Lincoln, dated 15 December 1849, Springfield, Ill., to Honorable...
Typed Letter Signed
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Typed Letter Signed by then Senator John F. Kennedy to Giosue Campanaro, an acquaintance of Kennedy's to whom JFK thanks...
Letter to PT-59 Navy Crewmate
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a prolific letter writer his short lifetime, many of the more important ones written while he...
Typed Letter Signed to William Greeley
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This Typed Letter Signed has been authentically signed by JFK, not Autopen or a secretary, consistent with exemplars from his...
Typed Letter Signed with Holograph Postscript
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A wonderful Typed Letter Signed with important legislative content. Congressman John F. Kennedy responds to a constituent, the Reverend Robert...
Rose Kennedy Signed TLS to Dr. Janet Travell
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Typed Letter Signed to JFK’s physician, Dr. Janet Travell, received in the White House on the fateful day of November...
Typed Letter Signed on Senate Letterhead
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"There is no place for second-class citizenship in America."— John F. Kennedy A particularly timely Typed Letter Signed by then...
John F. Kennedy New York Times Assassination Newspaper
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The New York Times, original newspaper, dated November 24, 1963. Headline "Kennedy's Body Lies in White House; Johnson at Helm...