Jacob Javits Autographs
Jacob Koppel Javits (/ˈdʒævɪts/ JAV-its; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. During his time in politics, he represented the state of New York in both houses of the United States Congress. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the state's Attorney General. Generally considered a liberal Republican, he was often at odds with his own party. A supporter of labor unions, the Great Society, and the civil rights movement, he played a key role in the passing of civil rights legislation. An opponent of the Vietnam War, he drafted the War Powers Resolution in 1973.
Born to Jewish parents, Javits was raised in a tenement on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He graduated from the New York University School of Law and established a law practice in New York City. During World War II, he served in the United States Army's Chemical Warfare Department. Outraged by the corruption of Tammany Hall, Javits joined the Republican Party and supported New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and served in that body until 1954. In the House, Javits supported President Harry S. Truman's Cold War foreign policy and voted to fund the Marshall Plan. He defeated Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. in the 1954 election for Attorney General of New York, and defeated Democrat Robert F. Wagner Jr. in the 1956 U.S. Senate election.
In the Senate, Javits supported much of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs and civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He voted for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution but came to question Johnson's handling of the War in Vietnam. To rein in presidential war powers, Javits sponsored the War Powers Resolution. Javits also sponsored the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which regulated defined-benefit private pensions. In 1980, Javits lost the Republican Senate primary to Al D'Amato, who campaigned to Javits's right. Nonetheless, he ran in the general election as the Liberal Party nominee. He and Democratic nominee Elizabeth Holtzman were defeated by D'Amato. Javits died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1986.
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Current items with a signature of Jacob Javits
These are the most current items with a signature of Jacob Javits that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jacob Javits Psa Dna Hand Signed 8x10 Photo Original Autograph | $94.75 |  |
 | Jacob Javits Signed Letter JSA Certified Autograph Rare Political Auto | $87.98 | |
Traded items with a signature of Jacob Javits
The most expensive item with a signature of Jacob Javits (Authentic Original Senator Jacob Javits TLS Signed Letter 1957 Civil Rights Bill) was sold in May 2020 for $89.99 while the cheapest item (JACOB JAVITS 1904-86 US Senator NY 1957-81---Typed Letter Signed 1956---Invest!) found a new owner for $0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was August 2013 with an average selling price of $6.15 for an autographed item of Jacob Javits. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with $89.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jacob Javits is worth $7.45.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jacob Javits were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "New York Senator" Jacob Javits Signed 3X5 Card COA | $49.99 |  |
 | 1957-81 New York GOP Senator Jacob Javits signed autograph & photo set-VINTAGE! | $13.99 | |
| 1957-81 Republican New York Senator Jacob Javits signed/autographed photo card! | $9.99 | |
| 1971 Jacob Javits Autograph. U.S. Senator from New York. On CARE 25th Ann. Cover | $6.95 | |
| Authentic Original Senator Jacob Javits TLS Signed Letter 1957 Civil Rights Bill | $89.99 | |
| JACOB JAVITS AUTOGRAPH SIGNED BOOK ORDER TO BATTLE A REPUBLICANS CALL TO REASON | $22.50 | |
 | Jacob Javits Jsa Coa Hand Signed 7x9 Photo Authentic Autograph | $83.75 | |
| Jacob Javits JSA Coa Signed 1962 Letter Autograph | $65.00 | |
| Jacob Javits Senator New York TLS Autograph Hand Signed Letter | $10.00 | |
| Jacob Javits, NY Senator signed letter, 1967 | $3.99 | |
| New York Senator Jacob Javits Autograph Hand Signed Document - Envelope | $3.25 | |
 | Senator Jacob Javits New York 1980 Signed Letter, Also about "Order of Battle" | $49.00 | |
| Senator Jacob Javits NY Autograph Hand Signed Paper | $3.00 | |
| U.S. SENATOR JACOB JAVITS signed 1967 TLS letter WARREN COMMISSION JFK | $49.98 | |
| Vintage US SENATOR JACOB JAVITS Original SIGNED AUTOGRAPH Photo / NEW YORK | $5.00 | |
