Dean Acheson Autograph

Dean Gooderham Acheson (pronounced /ˈætʃɪsən/ ATCH-iss-ən; April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was also Truman's main foreign policy advisor from 1945 to 1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He was in private law practice from July 1947 to December 1948. After 1949 Acheson came under partisan political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China. More about Dean Acheson

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As a private citizen in 1968 he counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group.

Dean Gooderham Acheson was born in Middletown, Connecticut, on April 11, 1893. His father, Edward Campion Acheson, was an English-born Canadian (immigrated to Canada in 1881) who became a Church of England priest after graduating from Wycliffe College. He moved to the U.S., eventually becoming Bishop of Connecticut. His mother, Eleanor Gertrude (Gooderham), was a Canadian-born descendant of William Gooderham, Sr. (1790–1881), a founder of the Gooderham and Worts Distillery of Toronto. Like his father, Acheson was a staunch Democrat and opponent of prohibition. Read even more about Dean Acheson at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Dean Acheson

In total, we tracked 65 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Dean Acheson (Original Treaty of Japan Letter signed President Harry Truman and Dean Acheson) was sold in September 2015 for $769.88 while the cheapest item (Dean Acheson - Secretary of State under Truman - signed cut attached to 3 x 5) found a new owner for $3.99 in November 2011. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2012 with an average selling price of $39.00 for an autographed item of Dean Acheson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2015 with $769.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Dean Acheson is worth $20.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Dean Acheson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

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thumbnail2018 Historic Autographs POTUS Dean Acheson Cut Signature Beckett Certified Auto$79.99logo
thumbnailDEAN ACHESON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/24/1950$500.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson ALS Autographed Letter Signed dated 1945 - the Melchior Collection$30.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson autographed Under Secretary of State card$7.95logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Hand Signed Letter.....51st Secretary of State...$12.50logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Photo Signed US Secretary of State Bachrach (c1952)$25.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Present At Creation My Years In The State Department SIGNED 1st HC$19.99logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Secretary of State for Harry Truman 1949-53 signed card $18.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Secretary of State under Harry S Truman 1949-53 signature$20.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Signed Personal Two-page Letter dated August 23, 1963$92.00logo
thumbnailDean Acheson Signed PRESENT AT THE CREATION Marshall Plan Cuban Missile Crisis$26.77logo
thumbnailHarry S Truman Signed Letter to Dean Acheson$129.50logo
thumbnailPRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN SIGNED LETTER To: Dean Acheson F166 PF$88.00logo
thumbnailRARE US Secretary Of State Dean Acheson 1945 Signed Card$7.50logo
thumbnailTruman Secretary of State Dean Acheson-wife Alice signed autographs-2 SIGNATURES$19.99logo