Showing posts with label JFK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JFK. Show all posts

Friday, August 9, 2013

JFK Assassination Report Signed by President Gerald Ford - Collector's Treasure of the Day

JFK Assassination Report of the Warren Commission Signed by President Gerald Ford
On this day in history in 1974, Vice President Gerald Ford (1913-2006) was sworn in as President following Nixon's resignation. Before his death in 2006, Ford was also the final surviving member of the Warren Commission, which had been established by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is this leather bound, numbered limited edition of the Assassination Report personally autographed by President Ford shortly before his death. Brand new condition. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La plus publisher's certificate of authenticity.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Remembering Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Collector's Treasure of the Day

Kennedy Original Wedding Invitation Framed Display
Today marks the birthday of Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929- 1994). She was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and is remembered for her contributions to the arts, her efforts in historic preservation, and her status as a fashion icon. Our Collector's Treasure of the Day is Jackie and JFK's original wedding invitation from 1953! The invitation reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dudley Auchincloss request the honour of your presence at the marriage of Mrs. Auchincloss' daughter Jacqueline Lee Bouvier to the Honorable John Fitzgerald Kennedy United States Senate on Saturday, the twelfth of September at eleven o'clock/ St. Mary's Church/Spring Street/Newport, Rhode Island." Matted and framed with a photograph of the couple cutting the wedding cake to an overall size of 16.25 x 15.75 inches. Authenticity guaranteed for life by Collector's Shangri-La.