Lloyd Bentsen Autographs
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served as the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton.
Born in Mission, Texas, Bentsen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law before serving in the 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 United States 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 the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee 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." Though 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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Current items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen
These are the most current items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1991 Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen Hand-Signed Photo And Letter - Dukakis VP Mate | $9.99 |  |
 | B - Lloyd Bentsen Autograph Color Photo US Senate -W/COA | $105.22 | |
Traded items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen
The most expensive item with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen (Vintage 1980s Lloyd Bentsen Personalized Photo Signed) was sold in February 2020 for $175.00 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 February 2020 with $175.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2017. In average, an autographed item from Lloyd Bentsen is worth $10.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lloyd Bentsen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1968 Lloyd Bentsen Signed Autographed First Day Cover Envelope JSA COA | $33.99 |  |
| 1972 RARE U. S. Senate Chamber Pass-92nd Congress Signed By Lloyd Bentsen | $10.00 | |
| 1975 Portrait of Lloyd Bentsen, US Senator Original AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 Photo | $35.00 | |
| 4 LETTERS gun control signed John Tower Lloyd Bentsen Senators 1971 Ben Barnes | $19.99 | |
 | DAN QUAYLE Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo with Lloyd Bentsen Debate VICE PRESIDENT | $24.50 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen Autographed Democatric National Convention Donkey | $14.99 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen Autographed Photo & Letter Texas Politician D.06 | $11.00 | |
| LLOYD BENTSEN signed 8x10 photo | Texas Senator & US Sec Treasury autograph JSA | $49.99 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen signed photo 4 Term Dem US Senator of Texas 1971-1993 | $9.99 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen US Congressman Texas Hand Signed Autograph Typed Letter 1975 | $22.49 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen US Senator Texas Politician Signed 8X10 Photo Treasury Secretary | $20.00 | |
| Signed Photograph Mike Dukakis & Lloyd Bentsen Democratic Convention | $98.00 | |
| Texas Senator LLOYD BENTSEN Signed Letters | $30.00 | |
| US Senator LLOYD BENTSEN (D-Texas) PERSONALLY SIGNED LETTER (died 2006) | $11.96 | |
| USA SENATOR & secretary of the treasury LLOYD BENTSEN signed AUTOGRAPH 3466 | $3.89 | |
