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Ronald Reagan Consents to Allow the Use of His Name
RONALD WILSON REAGAN (1911-2004). 40th President of the United States (1981-89), Prior to that, the 33rd Governor of California (1967-75) and a radio, film and television Actor.
March 23, 1976-Dated, Printed Document Signed, "Ronald Reagan," 1 page, measuring 8.5" x 14", [Ohio], Choice Extremely Fine. This Document authorizes: "... the following persons to use my name in their Declarations of Candidacies as Delegates and Alternates to the Republican National Convention for the Presidency of the United States by said National Convention to be held in the year 1976." Authentically Hand Signed, "Ronald Reagan" and also authentically Countersigned by Reagan's campaign manager "John P. Sears".
This is Authentically Signed using a Photocopy of the original form having been produced in great haste as a last minute bid to acquire delegate signatures. In order to be included upon the official Ohio ballot, Ronald Reagan's supporters had barely seventy-two hours to collect a minimum of 1,000 names by petition, before their filing period ended.
At the time, State Coordinator Dave Seffens was flying around Ohio in a chartered plane gathering the necessary signatures, but with a deadline looming, there was not sufficient time to wait for the original forms to arrive from the Ohio secretary of state's office in Columbus. Headed by Canton, Ohio, businessman, Peter Voss, they managed to collect 1,164 signatures and 28 delegate names which they turned in to Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown with just SIX MINUTES to spare. Reagan's at-large slate was approved, but he lost the June 8th primary to the incumbent, President Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford would go on to win the party's nomination, but lost the presidential election to Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. A remarkable rarity and fully authentic "Ronald Reagan" Signed piece of American Political history.