Political Autograph Collectors

[Theone30]

A few authentics that I have obtained since my last post on this forum:

Lt. Col. Oliver North
Senator Byron Dorgan
Former Sec. Of Education Bill Bennett
Former sec. Of Energy Hazel O'Leary
President of Australia Heinz Fischer

Hope this week brings a few more to the growing collection,
Thanks fanmail

[TheORKINMan]

Got Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor today

[GABORWORLD]

I've been collecting Polictical Autographs for some time- here is what I have:

-GABOR

(Sorry for the long list)

Presidents:
Jimmy Carter (real)
Bill Clinton (AP)

Governors: I have found that most former and current governors will send you a real autograph if you ask for a signed business card instead of a photo. All of mine are real unless noted otherwise.

Alabama:
Albert Preston Brewer (1968 - 1971)
Jim Folson, Jr. (1993 - 1995)
Bob Riley (2003 - )

Arizona:
Janice Brewer (2009 - )

Arkansas:
Mike Huckabee (1996 - 2007)
Michael Beebe (2007 - )

California:
Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003 - ) (***PP***)

Colorado:
Richard Lamm (1975 - 1987)

Connecticut:
Mary Jodi Rell (2004 - )

Delaware:
Pierre S. du Pont, IV (1977 - 1985)
Ruth Ann Minner (2001 - 2009)
Jack Markell (2009 - )

Florida:
Bob Martinez (1987 - 1991)
Charlie Crist, Jr. (2007 - ) (***PP***)

Georgia:
Carl Sanders (1963 - 1967)
Jimmy Carter (1971 - 1975) (*President)

Hawaii:
Linda Lingle (2002 - )

Idaho:
Clement Leroy Otter (2007 - ) (***AP***)

Indiana:
Joe Kernan (2003 - 2005)

Iowa:
Robert D. Ray (1969 - 1983)
Terry E. Branstad (1983 - 1999)
Tom Vilsack (1999 - 2007)
Chet Culver (2007 - ) (***AP***)

Kansas:
Kathleen Sebelius (2003 - ) (***AP***)

Louisiana:
Edwin Edwards (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, 1992 - 1996)

Maine:
John Baldacci (2003 - )

Maryland:
Marvin Mandel (1969 - 1979)
Robert Ehrlich (2003 - 2007)
Martin O’Malley (2007 - ) (***AP***)

Massachusetts:
Paul Cellucci (1997 - 2001)
Deval Patrick (2007 - ) (***AP***)

Michigan:
Jim Blanchard (1983 - 1991)

Mississippi:
William Winters (1980 - 1984)
Haley Barbour (2004 - )

Montana:
Brian Schweitzer (2005 - )

Nebraska:
Bob Kerrey (1983 - 1987) (also Senator)
Ben Nelson (1991 - 1999) (Senator)

New Hampshire:
Jeanne Shaheen (1997 - 2003) (Senator)
John Lynch (2005 - )

New Jersey:
Brendan T. Byrne (1974 - 1982)

New York:
George Pataki (1995 - 2006)

New Mexico:
Bill Richardson (2003 - 2009)

North Carolina:
Michael Easley (2001 - 2009)
Beverly Perdue (2009 - ) (2x)

North Dakota:
Ed Schafer (1992 - 2000)
John Hoeven (2000 - )

Oklahoma:
David Boren (1975 - 1979)
Brad Henry (2003 - )

Oregon:
Ted Kulongoski (2003 - ) (***PP***)

Pennsylvania:
George Leader (1955 - 1959)
Edward Rendell (2003 - )

Rhode Island:
Donald Carcieri (2003 - )

South Dakota:
Rickard Riley (1979 - 1987)
Mike Rounds (2003 - )

Utah:
Jon Huntsman, Jr. (2005 - )

Washington:
Albert Rossellini (1957 - 1965)

West Virginia:
Jay Rockefeller (1977 - 1985) (Senator)
Joe Manchin (2005 - )

Wisconsin:
Scott McCallum (2001 - 2003)

Wyoming:
Dave Credential (2003 - )

Guam:
Felix Camacho (2003 - )

U.S. Virgin Islands:
John deJongh, Jr. (2007 - )

Senators: Most current Sentors send out PP, only one real is Jeanne Shaheen

Alaska (2002 - ) Lisa Murkowski
Arizona (1987 - ) John McCain
Connecticut (1989 - ) Joe Lieberman
Florida (2001 - ) Bill Nelson
Iowa (1985 - ) Tom Harkin
Nebraska (2001 - ) Ben Nelson (Gov)
New Hampshire (2009 - ) Jeanne Shaheen
W. Virginia (1985 - ) Jay Rockefeller (Gov)

Miscellaneous Politicians:

Vice President (2001 - 2009) Dick Cheney (***PP***)
Lt. Governor of Iowa - Patty Judge (***PP***)

[Markd]

I have a large political collection as well. Here are mine. I have only posted authentics.

Canadian Prime Ministers
Jean Chretien
Stephen Harper
Brian Mulroney
John Diefenbaker
Joe Clark
Pierre Trudeau
John Turner

Canadian Premiers
Dave Barrett (British Columbia 1972-1975)
Pat Binns (Prince Edward Island 1996-2007)
Allan Blakeney (Saskatchewan 1971-1982)
Lorne Calvert (Saskatchewan 2001-2007)
Jean Charest (Quebec 2003-Present)
Gary Doer (Manitoba 1999-2009, Current US Ambassador)
Dennis Fentie (Yukon 2002-Present)
Shawn Graham (New Brunswick 2006-Present)
John Hamm (Nova Scotia 1999-2006)
Joe Handley (Northwest Territory 2003-2007)
Ralph Klein (Alberta 1992-2006)
Bernard Lord (New Brunswick 1999-2006)
Peter Lougheed (Alberta 1971-1985)
Rodney McDonald (Nova Scotia 2006-2009)
Dalton McGuinty (Ontario 2003-Present)
David Peterson (Ontario 1985-1990)
Howard Pawley (Manitoba 1981-1988)
Ujjal Dosanjh (British Columbia 2000-2001)
Paul Okalik (Nunavut 1997-2008)
Duff Roblin (Manitoba 1958-1967)
Ed Stelmach (Alberta 2003-Present)
Bill Vander Zalm (British Columbia 1986-1991)
Danny Williams (Newfoundland 2003-Present)
Gordon Campbell (British Columbia 2001-Present)
Bob Rae (Ontario 1990-1995)

British Columbia MLAs
Dennis McKay
Bill Belsey
Richard Neufeld
Blair Lekstrom
Shirley Bond
Pat Bell
Carole James
Paul Nettleton
Roger Harris
Corky Evans
Wendy McMahon
Bill Bennett
Blair Suffredine
Sandy Santori
Joy MacPhail
John Weisbeck
Sindi Hawkins
Tom Christensen
Rick Thorpe
Bill Barisoff
Lorne Nicholson
George Abbott
John Wilson
Walt Cobb
Claude Richmond
Anne Edwards
Kevin Krueger
David Chutter
John Van Dongen
Mike De Jong
Karen Sanford
Barry Penner
John Les
Rich Coleman
Ed Conroy
Katrine Conroy
Lynn Stevens
Randy Hawes
Ken Stewart
Kevin Falcon
Brenda Locke
Tony Bhullar
Elayne Brenzinger
Gordon Hogg
Reni Massi
Val Roddick
Greg Halsey-Brandt
Linda Reid
Geoff Plant
Patty Sahota
Richard Lee
John Nuraney
Richard Stewart
Harry Bloy
Joyce Murray
Val Anderson
Christy Clark
Lorne Mayencourt
Ken Johnston
Patrick Wong
Colin Hansen
Ralph Sultan
Ted Nebbeling
Katherine Whittred
Harold Long
Daniel Jarvis
Stan Hagen
Judith Reid
Graham Bruce
Mike Hunter
Rod Visser
Ida Chong
Murray Coell
Jeff Bray
Susan Brice
Sheila Orr

Canadian Cabinet Ministers
Jim Flaherty
Diane Finley
John McCallum
Judy Sgro
Hedy Fry
Carolyn Bennett
Stockwell Day
Ken Dryden
Peter MacKay
Lisa Raitt
Jean Pierre Blackburn
Gary Lunn
Vic Toews
Stephane Dion
Geoff Regan
Wayne Easter
Rona Ambrose
Scott Brison
Maxime Bernier
Bev Oda
Peter Van Loan
Christian Paradis
Josee Verner
Gail Shea
Greg Thompson
James Moore
Jim Prentice
Gordon O'Connor
Iona Campagnolo
Lawrence Cannon
David Emerson
Ralph Goodale
Francis Fox
Michael Fortier
Loyola Hearn
Paul Hellyer
Jason Kenney
Anne McLellan
Paul Martin Sr.
Rob Nicholson
Carol Skelton
Belinda Stronach
Gerry Ritz
Denis Coderre
Joe Volpe
Tony Clement

Other Members of Parliament
Paul Dewar
Marcel Proulx
Mark Eyking
Olivia Chow
Randy Hoback
Justin Trudeau
Serge Menard
Michel Guimond
Dominic LeBlanc
Tom Mulcair
John Rafferty
Pierre Lemieux
Jack Harris
David McGuinty
Willie Littlechild
Peter Stoffer
Brad Trost
Jack Layton
Jean Dorion
Alice Wong
Marc Garneau
Gary Schellenberger
Joe Comartin
Tim Uppal
Ruby Dhalla
Nicolas Dufour
Nicole Demers
Garry Breitkreuz
Judy Wasylicia Leis
Christiane Gagnon
Bob Dechert
Tony Martin
Libby Davies
Gerard Asselin
Brian Masse
Dennis Bevington
David Christopherson
James Bezan
Sukh Dhaliwal
Mike Lake
Niki Ashton
Pablo Rodriguez
Francine Lalonde
Diane Bourgeois
Frank Valeriote
Serge Cardin
Mauril Belanger
Royal Galipeau
Tilly O'Neill Gordon
Linda Duncan
Alex Atamanenko
Josee Beaudin
Bill Blaikie
Gilles Duceppe
Deb Grey
Alex MacDonald
Penny Priddy
Dawn Black
Alexa McDonough
Peter Milliken
Margaret Mitchell
Carolyn Parrish

Canadian Senators
Consiglio Di Nino
Nancy Greene
Mike Duffy
Mira Spivak
Sharon Carstairs
Jean Lapointe
Terry Stratton
Charlie Watt

Canadian Mayors
Dave Bronconnier (Calgary)
Bob Chiarelli (Ottawa)
Gregor Robertson (Vancouver)

US Presidents
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon

US Vice Presidents
Walter Mondale

Presidential/Vice Pres. Candidates
George McGovern
Jack Kemp

US Senators
Mark Begich
Sam Brownback
John Cornyn
Chris Dodd
Elizabeth Dole
Lindsey Graham
Daniel Inouye
Alan Simpson
William Smathers
Herman Welker

US Congressman
Larry LaRocco
John Conyers

US Governors
George Ariyoshi (Hawaii 1974-1986)
Tim Babcock (Montana 1962-1969)
John Baldacci (Maine 2003-Present)
Matt Blunt (Missouri 2005-2009)
Brendan Byrne (New Jersey 1974-1982)
Jeb Bush (Florida 1999-2007)
John Connally (Texas 1963-1969)
Chet Culver (Iowa 2007-Present)
Edwin Edwards (Louisiana 1972-1980, 1984-1988, 1992-1996)
Robert Ehrlich (Maryland 2003-2007)
John Hoeven (North Dakota (2000-Present)
Jon Huntsman (Utah 2005-2009)
Edward King (Massachusetts 1979-1983)
George Leader (Pennsylvania 1955-1959)
Martin O'Malley (Maryland 2007-Present)
Joe Manchin (West Virginia (2005-Present)
Ruth Ann Minner (Delaware 2001-2009)
Dick Riley (South Carolina 1979-1987)
Bob Riley (Alabama 2002-Present)
Mike Rounds (South Carolina (2003-Present)
Jim Thompson (Illinois 1977-1991)
George Wallace (Alabama 1963-1967, 1971-1979, 1983-1987)
Dale Wolf (Delaware 1992-1993)

US Lieutenant Governors
Patty Judge (Iowa)
Fran Ulmer (Alaska)

US Secretaries
Sherman Adams (Chief of Staff 1953-1958)
W. Michael Blumenthal (Treasury 1977-1979)
Bill Bennett (Education 1985-1988)
Warren Christopher (State 1993-1997)
Shirley Hufstedler (Education 1979-1981)
Anthony Lake (National Security Advisor 1993-1997)
Norm Mineta (Transportation 2001-2006)
Robert McNamara (Defence 1961-1968)
Colin Powell (State 2001-2005)
Bill Perry (Defence 1994-1997)

US Mayors
Bill White (Houston)
Antonio Villaraigosa (Los Angeles)
Francis Slay (St. Louis)
Jerry Sanders (San Diego)
Gavin Newsom (San Francisco)
Steven Pankow (Buffalo)
Bart Peterson (Indianapolis)
Richard Daley (Chicago)
Phil Gordon (Phoenix)
Rudy Guiliani (New York)
James Hahn (Los Angeles)
Ed Koch (New York)
Jerry Abramson (Louisville)
Tony Casado (Wichita)
Mick Cornett (Oklahoma City)

Foreign Presidents/Prime Ministers
Angela Merkel (Germany 2005-Present)
Owen Arthur (Barbados 1994-2008)
Andrus Ansip (Estonia 2005-Present)
James Callaghan (United Kingdom 1976-1979)
Maumoom Gayoom (Maldives 1978-2008)
Mohammed Khatami (Iran 1997-2005)
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Denmark 2001-2009)
Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourg 1995-Present)
John Howard (Australia 1996-2007)
Leszek Miller (Poland 2001-2004)
Manuel Noriega (Panama 1983-1989)
Goran Persson (Sweden 1996-2006)
Margaret Thatcher (United Kingdom 1979-1990)

Other Foreign Politicians
Michael Howard (UK Conservative Party Leader 2003-2005)
Clover Moore (Mayor of Sydney, Aus. 2004-Present)
Christian Wulff (German Minister-President of Lower Saxony 2003-Present)
Sergey Mironov (Speaker of the Russian Federation Council)
Bosse Ringholm (Swedish Deputy PM 2004-2006)
Wayne Mapp (New Zealand Minister of Defence)
Malalai Joya (Afghan MP)

[Markd]

Wow, right after I posted I received an autograph from Florida's 3 day Governor Wayne Mixson.

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[mgwatson]

Successes this week: Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney, also Gaston Glock; he is not political, but could be considered quasi-military.

Tomorrow I'm sending out another one to James Baker III, former Secretary of State, chairman of the Iraq Study Group. I got a double success from him back in September when he signed a book and a dollar bill for me. The dollar was from his term as Sec. Treasury.

[GABORWORLD]

Hi Guys!

I went to Goodwill today and had not one, but two great finds! I found a book signed by Donald Trump! (another post) and one signed by Governor/Senator Bob Graham. The book only cost me $1.99!!! I'm pretty sure it's real- but will take your thoughts.

I've been trying to get his signature for awhile now- so I'm really excited about this one!

Thanks-
GABOR

[mgwatson]

Hi Guys!

I went to Goodwill today and had not one, but two great finds! I found a book signed by Donald Trump! (another post) and one signed by Governor/Senator Bob Graham. The book only cost me $1.99!!! I'm pretty sure it's real- but will take your thoughts.

I've been trying to get his signature for awhile now- so I'm really excited about this one!

Thanks-
GABOR

I love Goodwill and other thrift stores. I've got books signed by Al Gore, 4 Jimmy Caters, 2 Rosalynn Carters, 3 Colin Powells, 2 Madaline Albrights, a few astronauts, and others.

[rocksoldier]

My best is Mikhail Gorbachev. I mailed his book to Russia using the address in the database, and got it back in about 8 months.


I am working on getting all the living Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Defense. I send books mostly, but not all of them have written anything so I try to find a sustitute. 8x10s just don't do much for me, plus I figure it's a whole lot easier for them to send a preprint if that's all I ask for. For the Sec Treas I send dollar bills; I've got two of those back so far. Also I rarely write to people currently in office.

I love that dollar bill idea. I was thinking of starting to add political figures to my collection but didnt know what to send. Thanks for the idea.

[rocksoldier]

I am interested in starting to send to political figures and am looking for a little advice...

I like to have consistency with my autographs (all on the same format card or photo or something like that, i think they look better when displayed) I was just wondering what everyone else sends for signatures? also price and size are a big issue with me. what I send has to be cheap, and small enough so I can use standard enveloped. someone earlier mentioned that they use dollar bills for some people, and i loved that idea, but thought it may not be appropriate for everyone.

also, what do you say in your letters? I am used to sending to hockey/baseball players, and people involved with Star Wars, but just wondering what you say in letters to political figures.

thanks for any advice you can give me.