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Signed Photograph, 8vo, Washington, D.C., March, 1968.
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.
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Autograph Letter Signed, in French, on one page both sides, 8vo, n.d. (integral leaf docketed July 16, 1853).
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.
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Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
MACLEISH, ARCHIBALD (1892-1982) American poet, writer, and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the modernist school of poetry and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times.
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Manuscript and Printed Document Signed, oblong 4to, New York, 1863.
TWEED, WILLIAM MARCY ("BOSS") American politician. Gained absolute power at Tammany Hall.
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Typed Letter Signed, on "United States Department of Justice" stationery, 4to, Washington D.C., May 10, 1966.
HOOVER, J. EDGAR (1895-1972). Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1924-1972.
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Typed Letter Signed, on "F.B.I." stationery, 4to, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1962.
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
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T.L.S., 4to, on "United States Shipping Board" letterhead, Washington, May 5, 1917.
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.
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Photograph Signed with large white borders 4to, n.p., n.d.
DOUGLAS, WILLIAM O. (1898-1980). Supreme Court Justice. Taught corporate law at Columbia and Yale before joining Securities & Exchange Commission.
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Autograph Letter Signed., 8vo, Isington Mill, Alton, December 7th, 1970.
MONTGOMERY, BERNARD LAW (1887-1976). British military leader; very influential in the British victory in North Africa.
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A.L.S., small 4to, n.p., October 30, 1845.
ROSS, JOHN (1777-1856). Scottish explorer who discovered Boothia Peninsula; author.
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Typed Letter Signed, on "United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation," stationery, 4 to, Washington, DC, August 9.1966.
HOOVER, J. EDGAR (JOHN) EDGAR (1895-1972). American lawyer and public official. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice (1924-1972)
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Document Signed (2), folio, Washington, D.C. September 20, 1890 and August 9, 1890.
BRUCE, BLANCHE KELSO (1841-98) American politician and first African-American Senator.
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Printed Document Signed, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
RABIN, YITZHAK (1922-1995). Israeli political leader.
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Typed Letter Signed., in German, on her printed letterhead, 8vo, New York, March 29, 1971
ARENDT, HANNAH (1906-75). German political theorist.
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Signed Greeting Card, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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.
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Manuscript and printed D.S., in French on "RŽpublique d'Haiti" stationery, 8vo, Port-au-Prince, October 24, 1814.
PƒTION, ALEXANDRE (1770-1818).
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Autograph Letter Signed, in French on Republic of Haiti letterhead, 8vo, Port-au-Prince, August 26, 1814.
PETION, ALEXANDRE (1770-1818) Haitian General and President of the southern Republic of Haiti from 1806 until his death.
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Autograph Letter Signed, 8vo, in Hebrew, n.p., March 1938.
BEN-ZVI, YITZHAK (1884-1963) Jewish historian, Labor Zionist leader, and the second and longest serving President of Israel.
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Autograph Postcard Signed, Odessa, 28 Shevat (docketed in another hand: 19 Adar 5668) (1908).
USSISHKIN, MENACHEM (1863-1941) Secretary of the First Zionist Congress. Elected to the General Council at the Second Congress in 1898 on which he served until his death. He also organized the Hebrew school network in Palestine, headed the Jewish National Fund from 1923 to 1941, and was one of the founders of Hebrew University.
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Typed Letter Signed on "United States Senate. Subcommittee on Federal Manpower Policies" stationery, 4to, n.p., April 29, 1952.
PURVIS, MELVIN (1903-60). Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent. Best remembered for tracking and gunning down John Dillinger in 1933 and Pretty Boy Floyd in 1934. Committed suicide in 1960.
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