Lloyd Bentsen Autographs
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 69th United States secretary of the treasury under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. He served as a United States senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 and was the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket.
Born in Mission, Texas, Bentsen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law before serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service in Europe. After the war, he won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1948 to 1955. He defeated incumbent Senator Ralph Yarborough in the 1970 Democratic senatorial primary and won the general election against George H. W. Bush. He was reelected in 1976, 1982, and 1988, and served as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance from 1987 to 1993. In the Senate, he helped win passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and played a role in the creation of the individual retirement account. Bentsen sought the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination but was unable to organize an effective national campaign.
Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis chose Bentsen as his running mate in the 1988 presidential election, while the Republicans nominated Vice President George H. W. Bush and Senator Dan Quayle. During the 1988 vice presidential debate, Quayle responded to a question about his purported inexperience by comparing his time in office up to that point to that of John F. Kennedy, leading Bentsen to famously castigate Quayle: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Although Dukakis hoped that the selection of Bentsen would help the Democratic ticket win Texas, the Republican ticket won the state and prevailed by a wide margin in the nationwide electoral and popular vote. Bentsen considered running for president in 1992 but chose not to challenge Bush, who was popular after the Gulf War.
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Traded items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen
The most expensive item with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen (1996 Signed by President Clinton to Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Between Hope & Glory) was sold in September 2025 for $303.63 while the cheapest item (Senator Lloyd Bentsen Signed Letter) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2017. The month with the most items sold (4) was December 2016 with an average selling price of $12.53 for an autographed item of Lloyd Bentsen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $303.63 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2017. In average, an autographed item from Lloyd Bentsen is worth $12.56.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1981 Letter to Bobby Harpine from Senator Lloyd bentsen Signed | $44.99 |  |
| 1996 Signed by President Clinton to Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Between Hope & Glory | $303.63 | |
| B - Lloyd Bentsen Autograph Color Photo US Senate -W/COA | $105.22 | |
| DAN QUAYLE Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo with Lloyd Bentsen Debate VICE PRESIDENT | $24.50 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen - Senator - 5x7 Photo - Signed | Autograph | $138.98 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen - Senator - 8X10 Photo - Signed | and Campaign Brochure NO COA | $49.99 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen Hand Signed Photo - Secretary of Treasury - Deceased | $46.25 | |
 | LLOYD BENTSEN Signed 5x8 Photo US Secretary Of Treasury | $89.99 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen Signed U.S. Senate 1981 Letter to Bobby Harpine *CF263 | $15.25 | |
| LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON Memorial Tributes Book Signed by LLOYD BENTSEN | $95.00 | |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Tributes hb/1973 Signed Lloyd Bentsen | $50.00 | |
 | ORIGINAL SIGNED LLOYD BENTSEN US SECRETARY OF TREASURY VINTAGE PHOTO | $85.00 | |
| SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN-SIGNED LETTER | $13.00 | |
| Signed Photograph Mike Dukakis & Lloyd Bentsen Democratic Convention | $98.00 | |
 | Vintage 1988 Lloyd Bentsen Signed Photo & US Senate Letter Set Texas VP Campaign | $60.00 | |
