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The American Political Items Collectors is a 501(c)3 non profit organization founded in 1945 to encourage the study, collecting, and preservation of political campaign memorabilia. [1] [2] It is the largest organization of political memorabilia collectors in the United States. The group actively seeks to educate the general public about ...
President Harry Truman and Mrs. Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, 1952. A Jefferson–Jackson Dinner is a title traditionally given to an annual fundraising celebration held by Democratic Party organizations in the United States. [1] It is named for Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, which the party traditionally calls ...
The annual dinner frequently includes the awarding of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Annual meetings often include lectures on TR, visits to Roosevelt-related sites, and silent auctions and bartering/selling of TR collectibles by collector members of the association.
Donors who give $250,000 – or raise $500,000 – are promised two tickets to a range of events, including a Make America Great Again Victory Rally on January 18, a candlelight dinner attended by ...
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In 1999, a jury awarded a descendant of Confederate Army General George Pickett a US$800,000 (equivalent to $1.5 million in 2023) judgment against military artifacts dealer Russ Pritchard III, who appeared on Antiques Roadshow as an appraiser, for fraudulently undervaluing Pickett memorabilia, purchasing the items, and then reselling them at a ...
The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C., following days of services and ceremonies to honor the 39th President. On the morning of ...
A Lincoln Day Dinner (sometimes called Lincoln Dinner) is an annual celebration of the Republican Party and a fundraising event for Republican Party affiliated organizations at the county level. Traditionally, it is held in February or March depending on the county, and sometimes on Lincoln's Birthday (February 12), although it can be held on ...