A Very Rare Check Signed by John F. Kennedy, As He Commenced His Efforts to Gain the Vice Presidential Nomination in 1956, Along with the Signed Letter He Wrote His Fellow Senator Sending the Check
Checks of JFK are very uncommon, only a handful ever having reached the market
In 1956, John F. Kennedy made a strong but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to the gain the Vice Presidential nomination on the ticket headed by Adlai Stevenson. The Democratic National Convention itself was in August but he began laying the groundwork early. One of his earliest supporters, who backed his Vice Presidential efforts...
In 1956, John F. Kennedy made a strong but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to the gain the Vice Presidential nomination on the ticket headed by Adlai Stevenson. The Democratic National Convention itself was in August but he began laying the groundwork early. One of his earliest supporters, who backed his Vice Presidential efforts in 1956, was John Pastore, a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and his state’s governor of from 1945 to 1950. He was the first Italian American elected to the Senate.
On May 30, 1956, Kennedy visited Falls River and New Bedford, MA for an event honoring both he and his wife. He invited Pastore to join him, which he did. Other senators supporting Kennedy attended as well.
Two pieces:
Typed letter signed, on his United States letterhead, Washington, June 20, 1956, to Hon. John O. Pastore at the U.S. Senate, reimbursing his expenses for the trip to the Kennedy event. “I am enclosing my check for $27.94 to cover cost of your transportation from New Bedford to Washington on the 30th of May. Again, thank you for going up there and with kind regards.” There is manuscript postscript in Kennedy’s hand stating, “This is the committee’s desire.”
Pastore has written at the bottom a note back to Kennedy stating his appreciation for the gesture.
Document signed, June 19, 1956, a check drawn on the National City Bank of New York, made out to John O. Pastore for $27.94, and signed by Kennedy.
Checks of JFK are very uncommon, only a handful ever having reached the market.
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