Chris Coover, a senior specialist in books and manuscripts at Christie's in New York, said it was one of only two speeches handwritten by Lincoln that are now owned privately.
Adweek 20th anniversary issue, 1998 Nov. Sales and Marketing Management 80th anniversary issue, 1998 Oct. Includes text of speeches, handwritten or typed drafts, alternate versions, and idea files, along with some correspondence and itineraries relating to speaking engagements.
However, his final speeches, meticulously handwritten, were minor works of literature.
As Jarrett walked back to the Oval Office with the president after the speech, she carried handwritten notes from Mark Barden and his wife, Jackie, thanking Obama and Vice President Biden for their efforts in trying to prevent a repeat of the rampage that cost them their son.
In the past year, I've been lucky enough to visit some really cool museums -- the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, the MIT Museum (holograms!), the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (handwritten speech notes!), the Boston Museum of Science (lightning!), the Intrepid, the Cradle of Aviation and the Brooklyn Museum of Art (mummies!).
The collection includes strategy memorandums, handwritten speeches, and more than 100 polling books that divide respondents into subtly different categories, including "quite likely" and "very likely" to vote.
As the meeting began, three uniformed police officers greeted attendees at the door, seeming to know about every third person who walked in; some who attended carried handwritten speeches.
Only the address was handwritten.
Also includes handwritten loose speeches and articles.
They include a vast trove of letters, photographs, diaries, handwritten drafts of speeches and Malcolm X's personal Koran.
