[POLITICS]. Massive group of campaign and presidential ephemera, 2nd half of the 20th century.

[GOLDWATER, Barry (1909-1998)]. A group of pennants, typed speeches, and campaign ephemera, comprising: Vote Goldwater. Felt pennant with affixed paper circle with Goldwater's photographic portrait. The Lyndon B. Johnson version is listed as 1371 in Threads of History, but this Goldwater example is unlisted. -- Vote for Barry M. Goldwater For President. Felt pennant with an elephant. Threads of History 1372. (Some light staining). -- Goldwater Fan Club fan. -- AuH20 ribbon. -- Johnson vs. Goldwater bubble gum. -- 1964 Republican National Convention ticket with 2 stubs intact. -- 20 items of assorted campaign ephemera. -- 16 campaign pamphlets. -- FRANK, Pat, editor. The Goldwater Cartoon Book. Washington, D.C.: Robert Luce, Inc., 1964. -- 3 typed transcripts of Goldwater's speech accepting the nomination and other addresses. 

[With:] KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963) White House Staff Christmas card. [With:] Additional Kennedy ephemera, comprising: 17 x 13 7/8 in. lithograph print; mounted to dark red cardstock; with gold foil Great Seal of the United States with red acetate ribbon (old folds, some splitting; partially affixed from old adhesive to black cardstock). After an Edward Lehman painting of the White House's Red Room. With facsimile signatures of the President and First Lady and a facsimile inscription in Jackie's hand: "With our appreciation and best wishes for a happy Christmas 1962." -- Birthday Reception to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States. [Boston?]: Massachusetts Jefferson Jackson Committee, 1961. 7 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. printed ticket, stamped with seat information in red (minor crease, perforation intact). -- All New England Salute Dinner to John F. Kennedy President of the United States. [Boston]: [Massachusetts Jefferson Jackson Committee], 1963. 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. program printed on blue paper (minor creases at edges). -- Ceramic statuette of John Jr. saluting. N.p., Atlantic, ca 1963. Approx. 2 1/2 x 7 in. mold cast ceramic statuette (small losses to light blue paint, craquelure). A ceramic statuette depicting John Kennedy, Jr. saluting his father's coffin. 

[With:] [TAFT, Robert A. (1889-1953).] Typed letters and campaign ephemera from Taft's presidential bids, comprising: TAFT, Robert A. Typed letter campaign circular signed ("Robert A. Taft"). Cincinnati, OH, 7 July 1938. 1 page, 4to, on Robert A. Taft for Senate Campaign Committee letterhead, toned. With original envelope, distribution reply card, and Ohio-shaped bumper sticker (folded and self-adhered). -- "Put Politics in Your Budget" Women's National Finance Division of the Taft Committee. N.p., 1940. Campaign fan targeting women. -- Win With Taft. Campaign fan. -- BOWERS, Herman. Taft: The Record and Views of United States Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. Cleveland, OH: Taft-for-President Campaign Committee, 1940. 8vo. Original flexible boards. RARE: OCLC locates only 4 copies. -- We Need Senator Taft for President. N.p., n.d. 3 x 2 in. bumper sticker. -- TAFT, Robert A. Typed circular letter, to Republican National Committee Chairman Guy G. Gabrielson. N.p., n.d. 5 pages, 4to, on Victory News! Taft Convention Headquarters letterhead. -- Vote for A Man You Can Trust U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft. Cleveland: Northern Ohio Taft for Senate Committee, 1950. Broadside on cardstock (spotting, mounted to felt and cardstock).  -- Why Taft Can Win! Milwaukee: Bob Taft Committee of Wisconsin, [1952]. Pamphlet. -- The Robert Alphonso Taft Story "It's On the Record!". N.p.: United Labor League of Ohio, [1950]. Comic book. RARE; OCLC locates only 6 copies. -- And 6 additional items. Together, 17 items related to the political career of Robert A. Taft, condition generally fine, except where noted. 

[With:] [CARTER, James Earl, Jr. (b. 1924)]. Inauguration program, tickets, and campaign ephemera, comprising: Invitation and program to the 1977 Inauguration Ceremonies. -- Tickets to the 1978 and 1979 State of the Union Address. -- 2 tickets to 1976 Carter Victory parties. -- 5 campaign tickets including the Opening Gala of the Democratic National Convention. -- Jimmy Carter for President North Carolina Democratic Primary. Handbill. -- 1976 Fund Raiser Ticket. -- 1977 Presidential Inauguration Button advertisement broadside. New York: N.G. Slater Corp., 1977. -- SILVERS, Herman "Doc". Hello Jimmy. Sheet music. -- Carter-Mondale '80 Club unused membership card. -- 1984 Vice Presidential Debate ticket.

[With:] [FORD, Gerald (1913-2006)] Funeral program for President Ford [With:] Tickets and campaign ephemera, comprising: In Celebration of and Thanksgiving for the Life of Gerald Rudolph Ford 1913-2006.  Washington, DC: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, 2006. 4to. -- Ticket to 1976 State of the Union Address. -- Invitation to a Viewing of the first debate and reception with Ford. Philadelphia: President Ford Committees of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, 1976. -- G.O.P. Vote Ford President Republican. White ribbon printed in red. -- Ticket to meet Ford. [Evansville, IN], 23 April 1976. -- He's Making Us Proud Again. N.p.: The President Ford Committee, [1976]. Pamphlet. -- Jerry Ford and Friends Rost "Doc Bowen. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Republican State Committee, 1980. -- Together, 7 items, condition generally very fine. 
[With:] Three tickets to admit Stuart Baer to The Vice President's Gallery and one ticket to the Speaker's Gallery. [Washington, DC], 1974-ca 1978. -- 1976 Presidental Christmas Card. 18 x 12 1/4 in. with lithograph after Ferdinand Reichardt's Philadelphia in 1858. (Lithograph detached from mount).

[With:] [BUSH, George Walker (b. 1946)]. Set of White House Christmas cards and inauguration ephemera. Engraved Inauguration Ceremonies Program. 2005. -- Engraved invitation and a commemorative invitation to the 2005 Inauguration. -- Ticket to the Indiana Presidential Electors of the Electoral College. 2000. -- Ticket to an address by President George W. Bush. New Hampshire, 2002. -- Together, 5 items of ephemera,  condition generally very fine. [With:] 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006 White House Staff Christmas cards. Each approx. 13 5/8 x 17 3/8 in. with a print and facsimile signature of George W. and Laura Bush. 

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Collection of Tom Charles Huston