Description: VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN W. BARKLEY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/04/1954 - HFSID 251695ALBEN W. BARKLEY Typed Letter Signed: "Alben W. Barkley", 1p, 7¼x10½. Paducah, Kentucky, 1954 January 12. To Mr. Jan Bart, Belle Harbor, New York. In full: "Your letter of January 7th enclosing a photograph for my autograph was promptly received and I am herewith returning the same, which I am glad to do. I hope you have had an enjoyable Holiday and that the New Year will be everything that you could wish. ." alben w. barkley, the oldest U.S. Vice President (he started at 71 on January 20, 1949 and left office in 1953 at 75), Barkley was Democratic leader of the Senate from 1937 until his inauguration as Truman's Vice President in 1949. When Truman declined to run for reelection in 1952, Barkley sought the Democratic presidential nomination and finished fourth on the third ballot that nominated Adlai E. Stevenson. This was the last major party convention not to nominate a candidate on the first ballot. He returned to the Senate in 1955, dying in 1956. Jan Bart was a prominent Jewish-American lyric tenor, humorist and raconteur who bridged the gap between the wonderfully rich music of European Jewry and American musical tastes. On August 26, 1951 while serving as Vice President, Barkley became the first incumbent nationally elected official to appear on a television show--the first telecast of Man of the Week. On February 1, 1953, twelve days after his term as Vice President ended, Barkley got his own show, Meet the Veep, on NBC The show lasted seven months. It was Barkley's young grandson, Steven Truitt, who coined the nickname "Veep" for his grandfather from the abbreviation V.P. Lightly creased. Light ink transference below signature. Overall, fine condition.
Price: 199.99 USD
Location: Foothill Ranch, California
End Time: 2024-03-13T20:00:41.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
Signed by: Alben W. Barkley
Autograph: Authentic Original
Autograph Type: Typed Letter Signed
Authentication: Numbered COA issued by Gallery of History, Inc.
