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Home / Inventory / Presidential

Presidential

Many of the greatest collectors in history have focused on Presidential autographs. These historical documents have been collected since the Washington administration.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln autographs are among the most collected historical documents not only in the United States but in the world.

Andrew Jackson

Historical documents signed by Andrew Jackson, whether signed in his role as military commander, president, or otherwise, reflect the strength and leadership style for which he is known.

Benjamin Harrison

He signed the Sherman Antitrust Act and was the first president to develop a positive policy towards Latin America.

Bill Clinton

Clinton documents can be found signed as governor and as president. He is still actively signing material, mostly books.

Calvin Coolidge

"Silent Cal," who presided over the boisterous Roaring Twenties.

Chester A. Arthur

Father of civil service reform, he was thrust into the presidency unexpectedly and rose to the occasion.

Dwight Eisenhower

Buy autographs of Ike from during World War II, during his presidency and afterwards in retirement.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt's autographs are often warm and some of the most touching items refer to her husband's temperment and the pressures of his job. Her humanitarian work can shine through in her correspondence as well.

Franklin Pierce

His was an administration absorbed by the question of slavery.

Franklin Roosevelt

Find a diverse and important group of Franklin Roosevelt autographs for sale, reflecting the leadership and crises that characterized his life in public service.

George Washington

George Washington autographs have been collected since his presidential administration. Signed letters from the Revolution are as valued as historical documents during his presidency.

Gerald Ford

Autographs of Ford are not uncommon and his signed letters and photographs ubiquitious. As always, content and importance are the differentiating characteristics.

Grover Cleveland

Honest and diligent, he was the only Democrat elected to the presidency in the era of Republican political domination 1860-1912.

Harry Truman

The plain-speaking president whose leadership seems to be better appreciated with each passing year. Among the more actively sought autographs of Truman are those that demonstrate his tenacious spirit and deal with major crises during his term

Herbert Hoover

Humanitarian and president, he had the misfortune for the Depression to occur on his watch.

James Buchanan

Buchanan was enmeshed in the antagonism between the North and South, as secession became a fact. Many of his most interesting pieces relate to secession and the factors leading up to the war.

James Garfield

Civil War general and president, assassinated after just months in office. His autographs signed in office are uncommon.

James Madison

Collectors of James Madison material have a diverse group from which to choose, as he was active in public service from a young age. Particularly interested are historical documents of James Madison that reflect his work on the Constitution.

James Monroe

He presided over the Era of Good Feeling and asserted the independence of the Western Hemisphere with his Monroe Doctrine.

John Adams

Johns Adams autographs are among the most interesting and spirited, reflecting his ability with the pen and his knowledge of law and history.

John F. Kennedy

John Kennedy autographs are valued for the spirit that his presidency brought to the country. Signed letters are collected during his time in Congress and the presidency, but collectors need beware secretaries who were active in signing his name.

Lyndon B. Johnson

He was a strong leader who managed to secure effective Civil Rights legislation and Great Society programs to help the poor. However, the War in Vietnam ended up undermining his presidency and drove him from office.

Martin Van Buren

He was the first professional politician to attain the presidency.

Millard Fillmore

He signed the Compromise of 1850 and opened up Japan.

Richard Nixon

Controversial figure whose administration was marked by the War in Vietnam and Watergate.

Ronald Reagan

The Great Communicator who shifted the American political center of gravity to the conservative side and did much to win the Cold War. Reagan's autographs and letters can be rich in content and replete with a vision that permeated his presidency.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Winner of the contested election of 1876, he sought to be a calming influence and ended the era of Reconstruction.

Theodore Roosevelt

Signed letters of Theodore Roosevelt are actively collected dating from his time as commander of the Rough Riders through his work in leading the Progressive Party. Autographs of Roosevelt are actively sought after.

Thomas Jefferson

Find Thomas Jefferson autographs, reflecting his time as Governor of VA, Secretary of State, President, and citizen farmer. Jefferson autographs are diverse, interesting and a glimpse into his character

Ulysses S. Grant

Autographs of US Grant showcase the general and president at some of the most pivotal moments in American history. Grant's pieces date mostly from during the Mexican War, the Civil War, Reconstruction and his Presidency.

Warren Harding

He was very popular while in office, and presided over the start of the Jazz Age.

William McKinley

The Spanish-American War, which he advocated and led, thrust the U.S. onto the international stage for the first time.

William Taft

President who was happiest as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

William Henry Harrison

One of the most successful U.S. generals in the War of 1812, he died after just one month as president. His signed letters are military leader are not uncommon but those as president are scarce.

Woodrow Wilson

Reform president, leader in World War I, he set a tone of idealism in American foreign policy that remains influential.

Zachary Taylor

Hero of the Mexican War who, as president, sought a solution to the slavery controversy.

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American History

20th Maine Appomattox Civil War D-Day Declaration of Independence French and Indian War Misc. American Revolution Pall Bearer of the Confederacy Supreme Court Vicksburg Campaign Alexander Hamilton Ambrose Burnside Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Barry Goldwater Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Latrobe Benjamin Rush Charles Carroll Charles Thomson Charles "Pete" Conrad Charles Evans Hughes Charles R. D'Olive Chester Nimitz Clara Barton Clarence Darrow Daniel Boone Daniel Sickles Daniel Webster David Porter Dolley Madison Douglas MacArthur Earl Warren Elbridge Gerry Eleanor Roosevelt Eli Whitney Ezra L'Hommedieu Felix Frankfurter Francis Hopkinson Frank Murphy Frederic Ives Lord George Clinton George Clymer George Meade George Murphy George Armstrong Custer George C. Marshall George Washington Custis Gideon Welles Gouverneur Morris Grace Kelly Harriet Lane Henry Clay Henry Ford Henry Vane Horace Greeley Horatio Alger J. Edgar Hoover Jacob Trieber James Longstreet James Walker James Wilson James Patton Anderson Jefferson Davis Jewish History John Brown John Dahlgren John Eliot John Hancock John Hemphill John Jay John Jay John Logan John Marshall John Stevens John Winthrop John C. Calhoun John D. Rockefeller John Phillip Sousa Joseph Hooker Judah Benjamin Louis Brandeis Martin Luther King, Jr. Meriwether Lewis Mother Teresa Noah Webster Omar Bradley P.G.T. Beauregard Patrick Henry Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Anderson Robert Kennedy Robert Morris Robert Spring Robert E. Lee Robert Treat Paine Salmon Chase Sam Houston Samuel Adams Samuel Huntington Stephen A. Douglas Susan B. Anthony Timothy Pickering Ulysses S. Grant Walt Disney William Penn William Pinkney William Williams William Lloyd Garrison William T. Sherman Winfield Scott

Arts & Literature

Allen Ginsberg Arthur Conan Doyle Charles Dickens Henry Wadsworth Longfellow James Whitcomb Riley John O'Hara Marc Chagall Mark Twain Noah Webster Oliver Wendell Holmes Pierre Auguste Renoir Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost Samuel Taylor Coleridge Victor Hugo Walt Whitman

Foreign History

French and Indian War George III George IV George VI Medieval Documents Queen Elizabeth II Abd Al-Qa¯dir Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Anwar Sadat David Ben Gurion Duke of Wellington Edmund Burke Emperor Hirohito Frederic Ives Lord George Canning George Padmore Grace Kelly Henry Vane Horatio Lord Nelson Jean-François Champollion Jewish History Juan Carlos Judah Benjamin Kaiser Wilhelm II Lord Rockingham Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XV Madame Chiang Kai Shek Mahatma Ghandi Mother Teresa Napoleon Bonaparte Queen Elizabeth I Queen Victoria Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sir Thomas More Spanish Royalty Sun Yat Sen T.E. Lawrence Theodor Herzl William Gladstone William Pitt Winston Churchill

Presidential

Abraham Lincoln Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Benjamin Harrison Bill Clinton Calvin Coolidge Chester A. Arthur Dwight Eisenhower Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Pierce Franklin Roosevelt George Washington George H.W. Bush Gerald Ford Grace Coolidge Grover Cleveland Harry Truman Jacqueline Kennedy James Buchanan James Garfield James Madison James Monroe James Polk Jimmy Carter John Adams John Tyler John F. Kennedy John Q. Adams Lyndon B. Johnson Martin Van Buren Millard Fillmore Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Rosalyn Carter Rutherford B. Hayes Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Ulysses S. Grant Warren Harding William McKinley William Taft William Henry Harrison Woodrow Wilson Zachary Taylor

Science, Medicine, Aviation

Mercury 7 Astronauts Albert Einstein Alexander Fleming Alexander Graham Bell Amelia Earhart Buckminster Fuller Carl Jung Carl Norden Charles Conrad Charles Darwin Charles Lindbergh Donald H. Peterson Eli Whitney Guglielmo Marconi Jimmy Doolittle John Glenn Jonas Salk Ludwig Wittegenstein Mercury 7 Orville Wright Robert Fulton Robert Goddard Sigmund Freud Thomas Edison Thomas Stafford