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377 . KENNEDY “ PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY DINNER ” 1961 NEWS PASS , TICKET AND PROGRAM . Badge is 2.25x4 ” w / horizontal pin on reverse . Ticket is 3.75x6.25 ” on stock w / stub attached . Program is 6x9 ”. 54 pgs . w / three additional autograph pages at end . Dated May 27 , 1963 . Event held at the National Guard Armory in Washington , DC . Badge has only light wear and is Exc . Ticket has light edge wear and small separation along the perforation at the bottom edge . VF . Program has small area of paper loss in upper left corner , as well as moderate overall wear and handling . VF . A nice grouping of items from Kennedy ’ s first birthday celebration as President . John Hillhouse Collection . ( I ) $ 200.00 378 . “ KENNEDY WITKOWSKI ” JERSEY CITY , NJ MAYORAL COATTAIL BUTTON . 1.75 ” w / union bug on curl at 6 o ’ clock . Very faint age spot in center just below second “ E ” in “ Kennedy ” mentioned only for extreme accuracy . Otherwise light wear . Exc . Charles Witkowski lost to Thomas Gangemi who later had to resign after it was discovered he never obtained US citizenship after immigrating from Italy . John Hillhouse Collection . ( J ) $ 300.00 379 . “ K . O . THE KENNEDYS ! PHILLIPS GOVERNOR ” 1963 MISSISSIPPI BUTTON . 7 / 8 ”. No maker . Slightly offcenter , otherwise only light surface wear on litho . Exc . as made . Reubel L . Phillips ran as a segregationist utilizing an anti-Kennedy slogan . Considered as a formidable GOP candidate , the first in the state since reconstruction , he ultimately fell far short losing to Paul Johnson by double digits . John Hillhouse Collection . ( H ) $ 100.00 380 . “ BACK JACK , BURY GOLDWATER IN 1964 ” PRO-JFK SLOGAN BUTTON . 1.75 ” w / metal back and horizontal pin . Union bug at 6 o ’ clock on curl . By 1963 , it seemed likely that Barry Goldwater would serve as the Republican challenger to JFK in the upcoming 1964 election . Tiny , faint edge spots along extreme outer edge at 10 o ’ clock . Otherwise light scattered wear . VF . Scarce . ( H / I ) $ 100.00 381 . JOHNSON “ ROOSEVELT UNITY DEFENSE ” 1941 TEXAS SENATE POSTER . 11x14 ”. Cardboard . 1941 special election . Johnson was defeated narrowly in a four-way race by Pappy O ’ Daniel , the sitting Governor of Texas . Johnson ultimately won this Senate seat in 1948 , and served in the U . S . Senate from 1949-1961 . Margins darkened with age as is typical of this poster . Otherwise some light edge wear . VF . A nice example connecting LBJ w / FDR . ( I ) $ 200.00 382 . JOHNSON “ TENNESSEE FOR LBJ ” 1964 CONVENTION CARDBOARD POSTER . 22x28 ” hand screened on thick board . A few staple marks in the center from use . Moderate edge wear , most notably in the corners . A few tiny scattered stains , otherwise moderate handling . Fine . Will frame above grade . Given the construction and intended use these likely were made in minuscule numbers w / a low survival rate . An impressive 1964 campaign piece . ( H ) $ 100.00 383 . “ COLORADO BACKS JOHNSON ” STRIKING 1964 CONVENTION CARDBOARD POSTER . 22x28 ” hand screened on thick board . “ L . U . 1045 ” at bottom center . Text at top reads “ The Top Of The Nation .” Staple marks in center from use . Otherwise light scattered staining , most notably along the right and left edges . Moderate edge wear . Retains vibrant color . VF . Given the construction and intended use these likely were made in minuscule numbers w / a low survival rate . An impressive 1964 campaign piece . ( I ) $ 200.00 384 . “ JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT ” TWICE SIGNED
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Slater on curl at 3 o ’ clock . Two signatures from Johnson : one at 9 o ’ clock in thin fiber tip marker , another signed diagonally from 5 to 3 o ’ clock in thick fiber tip marker . Light scattered surface wear . Still Exc . Comes w / JSA LOA . ( I ) $ 200.00 385 . ANTI- LYNDON JOHNSON COLLECTION OF 12 BUTTONS . 1.25 ” to 3.5 ”. Includes slogans such as “ LBJ For Ex-President ”; “ Sterilize LBJ ”; “ Lyndon ’ s Bridge Is Falling Down ”; “ The LBJ Cocktail : America On The Rocks ”; “ Kill For Peace ”; and “ Where Is Oswald Now That We Need Him ”, among others . Left “ LBJ Cocktail ” pin has moderate wear and is extremely Fine . All others have only minor to light wear and are Exc . to NM . From both the 1964 campaign as well as during his presidency in response to the Vietnam War ( 1965-1968 ). ( H / I ) $ 100.00 386 . GOLDWATER PEPSI COLA “ GOPEPSI 1964 ” SCARCE CONVENTION ADVERTISING BUTTON . 4 ” w / Emress label on curl . A few scattered tiny air marks seen only in reflected light . Otherwise glossy w / light wear . Still Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 387 . GOLDWATER “ RING OF FIRE ” RARE 1964 OVERSIZED PORTRAIT BUTTON . 6 ” w /“ Fargo Rubber Stamp Works ” on curl . June Carter / Merle Kilgore penned song “ Ring Of Fire ” that was popularized by Johnny Cash in his version that topped the country charts in 1963 . Slight even aging w / scattered surface scratches , mostly relegated to the outer edges . Extremely Fine . Also included is an example of the same border design w /“ Hero ” text at center . ( K ) $ 500.00
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