This auction includes property from the Steve Forbes Collection (lots marked “SFC”), reflecting a keen interest in American history, world leaders, American entertainers between the 1930s and 1960s, and writers. Among the presidential items is an extraordinary copy of As We Remember Joe, signed and inscribed by John F. Kennedy to the book’s publisher, together with the publisher’s mailing list for over 250 of the 500 copies that were printed, and related correspondence. Other presidential autographs include Eisenhower, Truman, and F.D.R. Autographs by leaders in other parts of the world include sizable archives of letters by prime ministers Georges Clemenceau and William Gladstone.