Lot 4254
Johnson, Lyndon B. Document Signed ("Lyndon B. Johnson / Johnson City, Texas"), n.p., May 8, 1941, one page, folio. Being a page fron an unidentified hotel register. LBJ signed boldly in green ink, as did the woman whose name is below his; in all fairness, we must say that some entries on other days are also signed in green ink. Very fine. Johnson was a U.S. representative from Texas from 1937 to 1948. According to some historians, in 1941 LBJ was about to be investigated by the IRS for misappropriation of campaign funds. His mentor, Sam Rayburn, interceded with FDR and the investigation was quashed. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, LBJ asked for active duty in the Naval Reserve, in which he held the rand of lieutenant commander. He was the first member of Congress to go on active military duty in World War II. President Roosevelt sent him on a special fact-finding mission in the South Pacific, where he received the Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur for gallantry under enemy fire. In July 1942, all members of Congress were ordered to return to their legislative posts.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
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