Alben Barkley Autographs
Alben William Barkley (/ˈbɑːrkli/; November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy.
Endorsing Prohibition and denouncing parimutuel betting, Barkley narrowly lost the Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1923 to fellow representative J. Campbell Cantrill. In 1926, he unseated Republican senator Richard P. Ernst. In the Senate, he supported the New Deal approach to handling the Great Depression in the United States. Democrats chose him to succeed Senate Majority Leader Joseph Taylor Robinson upon Robinson's death in 1937. His 1938 re-election bid was an intense, bitter victory against Governor A. B. "Happy" Chandler. When World War II focused President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attention on foreign affairs, Barkley gained influence over the administration's domestic agenda. He resigned as floor leader after Roosevelt ignored his advice and vetoed the Revenue Act of 1943. The veto was overridden by both houses and the Democratic senators unanimously re-elected Barkley to the position of Majority Leader.
Barkley had a good working relationship with Senator Harry S. Truman, who became vice-president and then president in 1945. With Truman's popularity waning entering the 1948 Democratic National Convention, Barkley gave a keynote address that energized the delegates. Truman selected him as his running mate for the upcoming election, and the Democratic ticket scored an upset victory against Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren of the Republican Party. Barkley took an active role in the Truman administration, acting as its primary spokesman, especially after the Korean War required the majority of Truman's attention. When Truman announced that he would not seek re-election in 1952, Barkley began organizing a presidential campaign, but labor leaders refused to endorse his candidacy because of his age, and he withdrew from the race. He is the most recent Democratic vice president to never receive the party's presidential nomination. He retired but was coaxed back into public life, defeating incumbent Republican senator John Sherman Cooper in 1954. Barkley died of a heart attack on April 30, 1956.
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Current items with a signature of Alben Barkley
These are the most current items with a signature of Alben Barkley that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2 Vice President / Senator Alben Barkley Autographed Letters West Point Cadet | $19.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Alben Barkley
The most expensive item with a signature of Alben Barkley (US Vice President Alben Barkley House draw on salary and home loan signed) was sold in May 2025 for $325.00 while the cheapest item (Vice President Alben Barkley cut signature autograph) found a new owner for $2.27 in April 2008. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2013 with an average selling price of $41.33 for an autographed item of Alben Barkley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $325.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.51 was June 2019. In average, an autographed item from Alben Barkley is worth $32.11.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Alben Barkley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (3) items: Alben Barkley VP card *Signed*-with VP letterhead and envelope-Unique | $149.50 |  |
| Alben Barkley (D. 1956) Vice President Signed 3 x 5 Index Card | $27.00 | |
| Alben Barkley - Harry Truman’s Vice President/Signed Photo | $45.00 | |
| Alben Barkley Kentucky Congressman Vice President Autograph Signed Photo | $224.98 | |
| Alben Barkley Letter, 1955, Autographed Signature, Senator Congress The U.S.A. | $16.50 | |
| Alben Barkley Signed 3x5 Index Card JSA COA Vice President Truman | $104.99 | |
| Alben Barkley Signed Letter and Signature Cut (2 Autos) | $106.00 | |
| Alben Barkley Signed Letter Cut Beckett BAS COA Harry Truman Vice President Auto | $12.15 | |
| Alben Barkley Signed Letter Cut Beckett BAS COA Harry Truman Vice President Auto | $17.19 | |
 | Alben Barkley Signed Letter to Attend EDDIE CANTOR 60th Birthday Party | $306.00 | |
| April 14, 1943 VICE PRESIDENT Alben Barkley SIGNED Letter TLS w/ Senate Envelope | $22.75 | |
| AUTOGRAPH OF HARRY TRUMAN'S VICE PRESIDENT ALBEN BARKLEY | $34.99 | |
| Kentucky Senator Vice-President Alben Barkley autographed Maryland Program RARE- | $31.99 | |
| US Vice President Alben Barkley House draw on salary and home loan signed | $325.00 | |
| Vintage Letter Signed 1952 Vice President Alben Barkley and Mrs. Jane Barkley | $26.02 | |
