Elliot Richardson Autographs
Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinets of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1970 and 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Richardson is one of two persons to hold four cabinet positions, the other being George Shultz. As United States attorney general, Richardson played a prominent role in the Watergate scandal when he resigned in protest against President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His resignation precipitated a crisis of confidence in Nixon which ultimately led to the president's resignation.
Born in Boston, Richardson attended Harvard University. After graduating, he served in World War II as a combat medic and participated in the invasion of Normandy. He returned home, attended Harvard Law School, and clerked for Learned Hand and Felix Frankfurter before beginning his legal career at Ropes & Gray. Richardson began a long career in public office in 1959 when he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower to the position of United States attorney in the District of Massachusetts, the lead federal prosecutor in the state. Through the 1960s, he was a leading figure in the Massachusetts Republican Party and won election as the 62nd lieutenant governor in 1964 and the attorney general in 1966. As of 2025, he is the last Republican to serve as Massachusetts attorney general.
In 1969, he joined the Richard Nixon administration as United States under secretary of state. He was promoted to a cabinet role in 1970 as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, serving until January 1973, when he became Secretary of Defense, serving briefly before he became Attorney General in May. After his high-profile resignation from the Nixon cabinet, he returned to government in the Gerald Ford administration in March 1975 as United States ambassador to the United Kingdom and Secretary of Commerce from 1976 to 1977.
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Traded items with a signature of Elliot Richardson
The most expensive item with a signature of Elliot Richardson (Elliot Richardson Signed Doodle Watergate 1989 Washington DC) was sold in July 2021 for $599.00 while the cheapest item (Vintage Politics Postcard -- Elliot Richardson for Mass. AG -- signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2025 with an average selling price of $89.25 for an autographed item of Elliot Richardson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with $125.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2010. In average, an autographed item from Elliot Richardson is worth $20.75.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Elliot Richardson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Elliot Richardson - U.S. Attorney General, Watergate - Signed 3x5 Card | $16.08 |  |
| Elliot Richardson - U.S. Attorney General, Watergate - Signed 3x5 Card | $16.08 | |
| Elliot Richardson - Watergate Figure - Signed Card | $3.75 | |
| Elliot Richardson - Watergate Figure - Signed Card | $3.75 | |
| Elliot Richardson - Watergate Scandal - Autographed First Day Cover | $15.50 | |
| Elliot Richardson - Watergate Scandal - Autographed First Day Cover | $15.50 | |
| Elliot Richardson Signed JSA COA Autograph Auto Politician Watergate 1 | $81.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Signed JSA COA Autograph Auto Politician Watergate 1 | $81.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Signed JSA COA Autograph Auto Politician Watergate 1 | $81.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Signed JSA COA Autograph Auto Politician Watergate 1 | $81.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Watergate Autograph JSA COA Signed Richard Nixon Scandal 3 | $97.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Watergate Autograph JSA COA Signed Richard Nixon Scandal 3 | $97.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Watergate Autograph JSA COA Signed Richard Nixon Scandal 3 | $97.25 | |
| Elliot Richardson Watergate Autograph JSA COA Signed Richard Nixon Scandal 3 | $97.25 | |
| Historical Elliot Richardson WATERGATE signed copy of his resignation to Nixon!! | $75.00 | |
