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JOHNSON, LADY BIRD (1912-2007) First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation of natural resources, and made that her major initiative as First Lady. After leaving the White House in 1969 and her husband's death in 1973, Lady Bird became an entrepreneur, creating the $150 million LBJ Holdings Company, and was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honors. She experienced health troubles, including two strokes, and ultimately died in July, 2007.
Signed Photograph, 8vo, Washington, D.C., March, 1968.
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BLANC, LOUIS (1811-1882) French statesman and historian who was forced to abandon his post as a member of the provisional government and flee to England after the Revolution of 1848.
Autograph Letter Signed, in French, on one page both sides, 8vo, n.d. (integral leaf docketed July 16, 1853).
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JEFFREY, FRANCIS LORD (1773-1850) Scottish judge and literary critic, he also began and ran the "Edinburgh Review", a literary magazine.
Autograph Letter Signed (2), 1 large 8vo, 18vo, n.p., April 27, 1830, Friday July 10th n.y.
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FARMER, JAMES (1920-1999) Black civil rights activist who was one of the "Big Four" leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s (along with Roy Wilkins, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Whitney M. Young Jr.).
Signed Photograph, 8 vo. n.d. n.p.
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TWEED, WILLIAM MARCY ("BOSS") American politician. Gained absolute power at Tammany Hall.
Manuscript and Printed Document Signed, oblong 4to, New York, 1863.
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HOOVER, J. EDGAR (1895-1972). Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1924-1972.
Typed Letter Signed, on "United States Department of Justice" stationery, 4to, Washington D.C., May 10, 1966.
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HOOVER, J. EDGAR (1895-1972). In 1924 he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Investigation, later called the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.). He held the post for nearly fifty years, his administration lasting from Coolidge to Nixon
Typed Letter Signed, on "F.B.I." stationery, 4to, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1962.
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FORD, GERALD (1913-2006) Thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the fortieth Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 to 1974. He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the 25th Amendment and became President upon Richard Nixon's resignation on August 9, 1974.
Signed Photograph , 4to, nd
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GOETHALS, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1858-1928). African American Lieutenant Colonel in the Engineer Corps. Appointed by Roosevelt as the chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, he also governed the Panama Canal Zone.
T.L.S., 4to, on "United States Shipping Board" letterhead, Washington, May 5, 1917.
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DOUGLAS, WILLIAM O. (1898-1980). Supreme Court Justice. Taught corporate law at Columbia and Yale before joining Securities & Exchange Commission.
Photograph Signed with large white borders 4to, n.p., n.d.
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MONTGOMERY, BERNARD LAW (1887-1976). British military leader; very influential in the British victory in North Africa.
Autograph Letter Signed., 8vo, Isington Mill, Alton, December 7th, 1970.
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USSISHKIN, MENACHEM (1863-1941) Hebrew Secretary of the First Zionist Congress. He was elected to the General Council at the Second Congress in 1898., and served till his death. He was considered the leader of Russian Zionism, the platform of practical Zionism, stressing Jews farming their own land. He also was a Representative of the Jewish people at the Paris Peace Conference and organized the Hebrew school network in Palestine.
Autograph Postcard Signed, Odessa, 28 Shevat (docketed in another hand: 19 Adar 5668) (1908)
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ROSS, JOHN (1777-1856). Scottish explorer who discovered Boothia Peninsula; author.
A.L.S., small 4to, n.p., October 30, 1845.
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HOOVER, J. EDGAR (JOHN) EDGAR (1895-1972). American lawyer and public official. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice (1924-1972)
Typed Letter Signed, on "United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation," stationery, 4 to, Washington, DC, August 9.1966.
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BRUCE, BLANCHE KELSO (1841-98) American politician and first African-American Senator.
Document Signed (2), folio, Washington, D.C. September 20, 1890 and August 9, 1890.
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RABIN, YITZHAK (1922-1995). Israeli political leader.
Printed Document Signed, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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RABIN, YITZHAK (1922-95) The fifth Prime Minister of Israel from 1974-1977 and 1992- until his assassination in 1995. Shared Nobel Peace Prize together with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat for Oslo Accords.
Signed Greeting Card, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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VAN LOON, HENDRIK WILLIAM (1882-1944) Dutch-American historian and journalist
Correspondence consisting of 1 A.L.S. and 3 T.L.S.’s.
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PÉTION, ALEXANDRE (1770-1818).
Manuscript and printed D.S., in French on "République d'Haiti" stationery, 8vo, Port-au-Prince, October 24, 1814.
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PETION, ALEXANDRE (1770-1818) Haitian General and President of the southern Republic of Haiti from 1806 until his death.
Autograph Letter Signed, in French on Republic of Haiti letterhead, 8vo, Port-au-Prince, August 26, 1814.
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