Who collects politicians autographs?

[Chris819]

In person is the best way to receive authentics from current politicians for sure,

Yea. I am trying to make a list of Senators and House members who I am trying to go after first. So far I have the following I am going after first

Ted Cruz
Rand Paul
John McCain
Marco Rubio
Trey Gowdy
Ex Governors and Lt Governors

[Chris819]

Added another political ROMLB to my collection last week. I got a baseball ttm return from Henry Kissinger.

WOW Nice! Did he sign the sweet spot? Also how long did it take?

[Theone30]

Yea. I am trying to make a list of Senators and House members who I am trying to go after first. So far I have the following I am going after first

Ted Cruz
Rand Paul
John McCain
Marco Rubio
Trey Gowdy
Ex Governors and Lt Governors

Ex Governor and Lt Governors are pretty good signers TTM...McCain is tough to get an authentic.

Heres some of my collection.
US Senators
1) Evan Bayh- Senator Indiana
2) David Boren-Senator Oklahoma
3) Scott Brown- Senator Massachusetts
4) Sam Nunn-Senator
5) Bob Dole-Senator
6) George Mitchell-Senator
7) George Voinovich-Senator
8) Slade Gorton-Senator

9) Byron Dorgan-Senator
10) Bob Graham-Senator
11) Arlen Specter-Senator
12) Ted Kennedy-Senator
13) Bill Frist-Senator

14) Jim Bunning-Senator
15) Joseph Tydings-Senator
16) John Danforth-Senator
17) Alan Dixon-Senator Illinois
18) Gary Hart-Senator Colorado
19) Alan Simpson-Senator Wyoming
20) Bob Bennett-Senator Utah
21) J. Bennett Johnston-Senator Louisiana
22) Richard Bryan-Senator Nevada
23) Paul Laxalt-Senator Nevada
24) Kit Bond-Senator Missouri
25) Trent Lott-Senator Mississippi
26) Don Nickles-Senator Oklahoma
27) Zell Miller-Senator Georgia
28) Adlai Stevenson
29) Hank Brown
30) Dale Bumpers
31) Rick Santorum
32) Fritz Hollings
33) David Durenberger
34) John Glenn
35) Hillary Clinton
36) Joe Lieberman
37) Dirk Kempthorne
38) William Cohen
39) Norm Coleman
40) Walter Mondale
41) Mike DeWine
42) Tom Daschle
43) Daniel Inouye

[Theone30]

These are pretty cool as well...
Cabinet Members
1) Henry Kissinger - Sec. of State
2) Brent Scowcroft - National Security Advisor
3) Ray Marshall - Sec. of Labor
4) Shirley Hufstedler - Sec. of Education
5) James A. Baker, III - Sec. of Treasury
6) Bill Bennett - Sec. of Education
7) Clayton K. Yeutter - Sec. of Agriculture8) Barbara Franklin - Sec. of Commerce
9) Warren Christopher - Sec. of State
10) Lawrence Summers - Sec. of Treasury
11) Bill Cohen - Sec. of Defense
12) Hazel O'Leary - Sec. of Energy
13) Bill Richardson - Sec. of Energy

14) Jim Nicholson - Sec. of Veterans Affairs
15) Joseph A. Califano, Jr. - Sec. of Health, Education, and Welfare
16) Regina Benjamin-US Surgeon General
17) John Block-Secretary of Agriculture
18) George Schultz-Secretary of State
19) Lauro Cavazos-Secretary of Education
20) Zbigniew Brzezinski-National Security Advisor
21) Dirk Kempthorne-Secretary of the Interior
22) Richard Carmona-US Surgeon General
23) Donald Rumsfeld-Secretary of Defense
24) Leon Panetta-Secretary of Defense
25) David Mathews-Secretary of HEW
26) Alberto Gonzales- Attorney General
27) John Negroponte- Director of National Intelligence
28) William T Coleman- Secretary of Transportation
29) James Woolsey- Director of CIA
30) Tom Ridge- Secretary of Homeland Security
31) Christine Whitman-Administrator EPA
32) Mickey Kantor- Secretary of Commerce
33) Michael Leavitt- Secretary of Health and Human Services
34) Hillary Clinton- Secretary of State
35) Mark Filip- Acting Attorney General
36) Robert Reich- Secretary of Labor

[Theone30]

White House Council/Advisors
1) Marlin Fitzwater - Press Secretary
2) Fred Fielding - White House Counsel
3) Peter J. Wallison - White House Counsel
4) Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. - White House Counsel
5) Lanny Davis - White House Counsel
6) G. Gordan Liddy- White House Plumbers
7) Ted Sorenson-JFK Council/speech writer
8) Karl Rove-Chiref of Staff
9) Charles Colson-Special Council Nixon

10) Greg Craig-Council
11) Vernon Jordan
12) Karen Hughes
13) Samuel Skinner- Chief of Staff
14) Greg Mankiw- Chairman of Council of Economic advisors
15) Alan Blinder- Vice chairman Federal Reserve
16) Peter Orszag- director of Management and Budget
17) James C Miller-Director of Management and Budget
18) Joshua Bolton-Chief of Staff
19) Glenn Hubbard- Chairman Economic Council
20) Jack Goldsmith- OLC
21) Kenneth Weinstein- Homeland Security advisor
22) Ralph Basham- Secret Service
23) Lawrence Wilkerson
24) Jared Bernstein

[Theone30]

Not political, but historical.

Military
1) Peter Pace- General
2) Oliver North Lt. Col
3) Tommy Franks- General
4) Russell Horne-General
5) Robert Gard-General
6) Dick Myers-General
7) Dave Dabatto
8) Richard Cole-Doolittle Raid
9) David Grossman-Kill-ogy
10) Thomas Norris- MOH
11) Adam Makos
12) Cecil Calavan- Perl Harbor
13) Wesley Clark- General
14) James Stansell- Perl Harbor
15) Harold Shimer- Perl Harbor
16) Anthony Nady- Perl Harbor
17) Harold Johnson- Perl Harbor
18) David Thatcher- Doolittle Raid
19) Dick Rutan- Voyager
20) Joe Ralston- General
21) John Noack- Black Thursday
22) Jorg Czpionka- German fighter pilot
23) Hershel Williams- MOH
24) Merrill McPeak- General
25) Norton Schwartz- General
26) Michael Fitzmaurice- MOH
27) James Fleming- MOH
28) Robert Ingram- MOH

29) Roger Donlan- MOH
30) Robert Simanek-MOH
31) Jim Loy- Admiral

[Chris819]

Theone30. Thanks for that list. I am hoping to get the whole 100 Senators this coming year. That will be a lot of time trying in DC but I think its something different then chasing baseball players who must give you a hard time. Some I might try to get on baseball's but must I will try and get there 8x10 they have.

[Blueline90]

Lots of politicians are auto penned or secretary signed, but I do have a funny story about John McCain.

i wrote him once and sent him a card with him in his navy uniform. Wrote a nice letter about his military service and how I had read his books and adored him as a person. About a month later I got my card back signed with a letter from him thanking me for writing on his Senate letterhead. Looks legit.

I wrote him about three months after and got back a clearly auto penned or stamped autograph on my card and no letter.

So I don't know, the first one looks real and I have the letter, so I think it's real. No doubt the second one is not real.

[Theone30]

Lots of politicians are auto penned or secretary signed, but I do have a funny story about John McCain.

i wrote him once and sent him a card with him in his navy uniform. Wrote a nice letter about his military service and how I had read his books and adored him as a person. About a month later I got my card back signed with a letter from him thanking me for writing on his Senate letterhead. Looks legit.

I wrote him about three months after and got back a clearly auto penned or stamped autograph on my card and no letter.

So I don't know, the first one looks real and I have the letter, so I think it's real. No doubt the second one is not real.

He's hit or miss...And your right many of them are AP or Sec...Ive had most of my successes obtaining authentics once they leave office.

[Chris819]

I have added alot since I started this post. Has anyone else had any luck