Archives International Auctions Auction 80 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2022: Lots 1 to 826 in 2 SESSIONS

Archives International Auctions - Sale 80 115 October 25, 2022 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Washington, D.C. 594 594 Official Engraving of the U.S. Supreme Court Building Autographed byAbe Fortas, ca. 1960s Washington, D.C., ca. 1960s. Official Engraving of the U.S. Supreme Court Building, printed by the Government Printing Office in Washington, with Bureau of Engraving and Printing imprinted at bottom center, with Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas’ signature at bottom left. The engraving is intaglio printed in black and mounted on paper at the corners. Abraham Fortas ( June 19, 1910 - April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from Yale Law School. He later became a law professor at Yale Law School and then an advisor for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fortas worked at the Department of the Interior under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and was appointed by President Harry S. Truman to delegations that helped set up the United Nations in 1945. In 1948, Fortas represented Lyndon B. Johnson in the hotly contested Democratic senatorial second primary electoral dispute, and he formed close ties with the president-to-be. Fortas also represented Clarence Earl Gideon before the U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark case involving the right to counsel. Nominated by Johnson to the Supreme Court in 1965, Fortas was confirmed by the Senate, and maintained a close working relationship with the president. As a Justice, Fortas wrote several notable majority opinions including Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. In 1968, Johnson tried to elevate Fortas to the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court, but that nomination faced a filibuster and was withdrawn. Fortas later resigned from the Court after a controversy involving his acceptance of $20,000 from financier Louis Wolfson while Wolfson was being investigated for insider trading. The Justice Department including future Chief Justice William Rehnquist investigated Fortas at the behest of President Richard Nixon who saw the idea of removing Fortas as a chance to move the Court in a more conservative direction, and Attorney General John N. Mitchell pressured Fortas into resigning. After retirement, Fortas returned to private practice, sometimes appearing before the justices with whom he had served. Fine condition with some toning and staining. ���������� Est. $140-280 595 595 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 Letter with Autograph from Aboard President’s Train and on White House Letterhead Washington, D.C., 1936. Typewritten letter from “Aboard President’s Train” with “The White House, Washington” letterhead, from and signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The letter is addressed to Lawrence H. Tasker, and thanks him for his October 13th letter with an “editorial clipping.” Roosevelt states that he was “delighted to hear about the progress of the campaign in Westchester County.” The letter is signed by Roosevelt at center right with his distinctive signature. Franklin Delano Roosevelt January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As a member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office. VF condition. Great piece from a major American political figure and American president. ����������������������������������������������� Est. $450-900