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Fifteen (15) items related to 20th Century Presidents and First Ladies, most with autographs. 1st item: William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913, cut signature from a letter. Later pencil inscriptions and tape residue, surface of letter (does not affect signature). 5 1/4" H x 7 1/8" W. 2nd item: Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921, cut signature from a letter dated September 24, 1910. Housed in a small plastic archival sleeve. Cut signature – 4 3/4" H x 5" W. 3rd item: Military appointment commission document signed by President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels (1862-1948), dated March 4, 1921, conferring the rank of Lieutenant to Ernest V. Sandstrom. Encapsulated (no laminated) in a plastic archival sleeve. 19 3/4" H x 15 7/8" W. 4th item: Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964), 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933, cut signature with lithographic photo pasted below. Additional lithographic photo pasted en verso. 3 5/8" H x 5 1/8" W. 5th item: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd president of the United States from 1933-1945, signed card stock document fragment dated November 19, 1929. 4 1/2" H x 7 1/8" W. 6th item: Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961, cut signature together with a black and white photo of Eisenhower in his uniform. Authentic Autographs Unlimited certificate of authenticity, dated December 6, 1966, attached en verso. Double matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Cut signature sight – 1 3/8" H x 5 1/8" W. Photograph sight – 9" H x 7 1/8" W. Framed – 18 1/2" H x 14 3/4" W. 7th item: Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994), 37th president of the United States from 1969 until 1974, signature below lithographic photo. 11" H x 8 5/8" W. 8th-10th items: Three (3) Nixon administration items, including two (2) calling cards and one (1) photograph with facsimile signatures for Nixon, Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (1912-1993), and Spiro Theodore Agnew (1918-1996, 39th vice president of the United States from 1969 until his resignation in 1973. Cards ranging in size from 3 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W to 3 5/8" H x 6 1/8" W. Photograph – 9 1/8" H x 8 1/8" W. 11th item: Photograph and signed inscription by Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson (1912-2007), First Lady of the United States (1963-1969) as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. Ink inscription reads "For Thomas C. Rosier–who shares my interest in our nation's history–Lady Bird Johnson", below a color photograph of Mrs. Johnson in a living room setting. Matted and housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Photograph – 9 1/2" H x 7 1/2" W. Sight – 11 1/4" H x 8 5/8" W. Framed – 18 1/4" H x 15 5/8" W. 12th item: Black and white photograph of John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th president of the United States from 1961-1963, with machine facsimile signature. 8 1/2" H x 10" W. 13th-15th items: Three (3) Herbert Hoover presidential inauguration tickets, dated March 4, 1929. Ranging in size from 2 1/8" H x 4 1/8" to 5 3/8" W. Cut signatures, Nixon administration items, and Hoover tickets housed in a black three ring binder. Binder – 12" H x 12 3/4" W x 4" D. Provenance: the collection of Ross Webb, Brentwood, TN. CONDITION: 1st item: Signature slightly smudged, otherwise good condition. 2nd item: Signed very faint but legible condition. Areas of mildew, acid burn to letter fragment. 5th item: Signature smudged, otherwise good condition. Overall toning/acid burn to card stock. 6th item: Overall very good condition. Not examined outside of frame. 7th item: 1/2" x 1/2" area of brown stains slightly affecting signature, otherwise good condition. 11th item: Signature and inscription in very good condition. Not examined outside of frame. 12th item: Area of skinning to top of photograph, general wear. 13th-15th items: One (1) ticket with stub no longer present.