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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(PRESIDENTS.) Group of 9 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed, by a U.S. President or First Lady, to Steven R. Mattis. Format and condition vary. Most with original envelope and/or transmittal letter from secretary. Vp, 1960s
Dwight D. Eisenhower. IPS, "[For: Steven R. Mattis] a fine young Republican-- / with best wishes," half-length portrait by J. Anthony Wills, showing him seated. Inscribed in blank lower margin. 10x8 inches • Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Signature, on small card. 2¾x4 inches. Np, [8 June 1962] • Herbert Hoover (2). Clipped Signature, "The Good Wishes / of / Herbert Hoover," on portion of Waldorf Astoria hotel stationery. 1 page, 3¼x5 inches; and PS, full-length portrait showing him seated with pipe. Signed in blank lower margin. 10x8 inches. [New York, 7 January; 12 April 1963] • Lady Bird Johnson. Color IPS, "To Steven R. Mattis, with best wishes," bust portrait by S.M. Schonbrunn, showing her in red jacket. Inscribed in blank lower margin. 10x8 inches. [Washington, 7 September 1965] • Patricia Nixon. ANS, "To Steven Mattis / With appreciation / for your friendship / and with best / wishes," on her printed visiting card. 1 page, 2¼x3 inches; cello tape at corners recto • Eleanor Roosevelt. Signature, on small card. 3x5 inches. [New York, 12 June 1962] • Bess W. Truman. Signature and date, on her printed visiting card. 1 page, 2¼x3¼ inches; cello tape at corners recto. [Independence], 29 June 1962 • Harry S. Truman. TLS, sending his autograph. ¾ page, 4to, personal stationery. Independence, 24 August 1965. With--Margaret Truman. TLS, declining to comply with his request because "my father and I established a policy of non-intervention in regard to all matters not strictly concerned with the family." 1 page, 4to, "WCAU-TV" stationery. Philadelphia, 16 February 1965.
