Walter Mondale Signed Photo Vice President – COA JSA

William H. Perkins, Jr. (1921-2009) was an esteemed and well-respected lobbyist, historian, and humanitarian. During his 50-year career,  he amassed one of the largest private collections of presidential and political memorabilia. He was present at the founding of the United Nations. Mr. Perkins had the honor to meet 11 United States Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Presented are items direct from his renowned collection.

Walter Mondale is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A United States senator from Minnesota (1964-76), he was the Democratic Party’s nominee in the United States presidential election of 1984, but lost to Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. He became the oldest-living former U.S. vice president after the death of George H.W. Bush in 2018.

Presented is a candid black and white photo featuring Walter Mondale with William Perkins. It was autographed by Mondale with a personalization to Perkins and his wife in black ink (“9”). Also included is a personal typed letter from Mondale’s office on Vice President letterhead obliging the request for this signed photo.

Authentication: JSA Auction House Letter