[Rarebooks] FS: Photograph near Lincoln Portrait Signed by Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson to the President of Liberia

[Charles Agvent]

JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines and JOHNSON, Lady Bird. SIGNED  PHOTOGRAPH.
A  fine  black-and-white  photograph  (7-1/2" x  10-3/4")  matted  and
framed  to  an  overall  size  of 13" x 17".  The  photo  depicts  the
President  and Lady Bird standing in front of the White House painting
of  Abraham Lincoln. On the mat beneath the photograph in the hand  of
Lady  Bird  is  INSCRIBED  "To His Excellency  the  President  of  the
Republic/of  Liberia and Mrs. Tubman - / with warm best/wishes -  Lady
Bird  Johnson/March 27, 1968." Next to the First Lady's signature  and
beneath  his  image the President has also SIGNED the mat. William  V.
S.  Tubman  was the President of Liberia from 1943 to 1971. Under  his
leadership  the  Liberian Government declared war on the Axis  Powers,
women  were  given  the right to vote, and racial  discrimination  was
outlawed.  He died in office in 1971 and was replaced by the  Liberian
Vice-President,  William  Tolbert, Jr. Surely some thought  went  into
the  setting  for this photograph as it was President Lincoln who,  as
the  Great Emancipator, recognized the independence of Liberia in 1862
during  the  American Civil War. Prior to the Presidency  of  Lincoln,
Liberia  was  not recognized as a country because  earlier  presidents
were  reluctant  to  accept  a black  ambassador  in  Washington,  DC.
Liberia  declared its independence in 1847 and based its  constitution
on  that  of  the  United States. Personal State gifts  given  by  the
President  of the United States to another country's leader are rarely
offered  in the marketplace. Given Johnson's civil rights record, this
item  is  all  the more exceptional. Glass cracked,  needs  replacing.
Fine, handsome presentation.                                  $2500.00

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