[Rarebooks] FS: Superb Signed Photograph of LBJ and Lady Bird to the President of Liberia

[Charles Agvent]

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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. 		$2,500.00

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