Dean Acheson Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
DEAN ACHESON
Born: April 11, 1893 in Middletown, Connecticut
Died: October 12, 1971 in Sandy Spring, Maryland
Died: October 12, 1971 in Sandy Spring, Maryland
Dean Acheson (1893-1971) was appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President Roosevelt in 1933, but resigned that same year due to differences with FDR's foreign economic policy. Brought back in 1941 as Under Secretary, he served through World War II and helped forge the postwar Bretton Woods system for the world economy. As Secretary of State (1949-1953) in the Truman administration, he was a key architect of the containment policy, devised to curb the expansion of the Soviet Union and of communism without resort to war. As one of the "Wise Men," informal senior advisors, he advised Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon (a former foe). During the Cuban missile crisis (October 1961), he was sent to Europe to brief French President De Gaulle and German Chancellor Adenauer. Acheson received a Pulitzer Prize in History (1970) for his memoir Present at the Creation.
1967 Public Broadcast Laboratory (in person), 1952 See It Now (in person), 2012 The Untold History of the United States (Other), 1945 War Comes to America (Other), 1969 The David Frost Show (in person), 1965 Issues and Answers (in person), 1999 The Korean War: Fire and Ice (Other), 1960 Project XX (Other), 2001 Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Other), 1995 Nixon (Other), 1994 Biography (Other)
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DEAN ACHESON The politician signs this calling card as The Under Secretary of State Calling card signed: "Dean Acheson" in black felt. 4x2½. Dean Acheson (1893-1971) was appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President Roosevelt in 1933, but resigned that same year due to differences with FDR's foreign economic policy. read more...Sale Price $432.00
$480.00
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DEAN ACHESON Program promoting his new book Present at the Creation, signed in black felt tip on the front Inscribed program signed: "To/Jack/Cleary/Dean Acheson", in black felt tip, 7x10 closed, 21x10 open flat. read more...Sale Price $234.00
$260.00
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DEAN G. ACHESON Pulitzer Prize-winning Secretary of State sends thank you letter, signs his name in blue ink Typed letter signed: "Dean Acheson" in blue ink. 1 page, 7x9. February 6, 1950. Washington D.C. On Secretary of State letterhead. In full: "Dear Mr. read more...Sale Price $396.00
$440.00
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DEAN ACHESON As Secretary of State, he thanks Basil O'Connor for sending a copy of a speech. Typed Letter signed: "Dean Acheson" as Secretary of State, 1 page, 7x9. Washington, D.C., 1952 March 27. On official letterhead to Basil O'Connor, New York, N. Y. read more...Sale Price $432.00
$480.00
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DEAN ACHESON As Secretary of State, he thanks Treasury Secretary Snyder for praising the State Department's assistance to the Secret Service during Presidential daughter Margaret Truman during a foreign trip. Typed Letter signed: "Dean Acheson" as Secretary of State, 1 page, 7x9. read more...Sale Price $432.00
$480.00
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16x11 photo of the historic Cabinet meeting of August 25, 1950, signed by the President, by Vice President Barkley, by 9 Cabinet Secretaries, and by 3 important Presidential aides. At this meeting, Truman announced his decision to seize US railroads to prevent a wartime strike read more...Sale Price $12,750.00
$15,000.00
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Official 14x10½ Cabinet Photo, taken two weeks after the Inauguration for his (unexpected) full term, signed by the President himself, by Vice President Barkley, and by all nine members of the Cabinet. Attorney General Clark would soon become a Supreme Court Justice. This is one of the last photos of Defense Secretary Forrestal, sacked by Truman 6 weeks later and dead under suspicious circumstances within 3 months. read more...Sale Price $13,600.00
$16,000.00
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HARRY S TRUMAN and DEAN ACHESON The President and Secretary of State sign the appointment of a UN Representative Diplomatic Appointment signed: "Harry Truman" as President and "Dean Acheson" as Secretary of State, 1 page, 23x19. read more...Sale Price $2,550.00
$3,000.00
