Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919 – July 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. Hartke won election to the Senate after serving as the mayor of Evansville, Indiana. In the Senate, he supported the Great Society and became a prominent opponent of the Vietnam War. Hartke ran for president in the 1972 Democratic primaries but withdrew after the first set of primaries. He left the Senate after being defeated in his 1976 re-election campaign by Richard Lugar. More about Vance Hartke
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Hartke was born on May 31, 1919, in Stendal, Indiana, the son of Ida Mary (Egbert), an organist, and Hugo Leonard Hartke, a teacher. His paternal grandparents were German, as were all of his maternal great-grandparents. He attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the University of Evansville) in 1940, and from 1942 until 1946 Hartke served in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, rising from seaman to lieutenant. Hartke graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1948.The most expensive item with a signature of Vance Hartke (Autographed letter Lyndon B. Johnson President & Senator to Vance Hartke of Ind.) was sold in April 2017 for $149.00 while the cheapest item (US Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN) Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $3.32 for an autographed item of Vance Hartke. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2017 with $149.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2017. In average, an autographed item from Vance Hartke is worth $4.06.
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1959-77 Indiana Senator Vance Hartke signed / autographed 8x10 VINTAGE photo! | $11.99 | ||
1967 signed letter by SENATOR VANCE HARTKE | $4.99 | ||
INDIANA SENATOR - VANCE HARTKE - SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 5712 | $3.99 | ||
Indiana Senator Vance Hartke Autograph Hand Signed Vintage Document - Envelope | $2.76 | ||
Indianapolis, Indiana Senators Richard Lugar-Vance Hartke signed-autograph photo* | $24.99 | ||
US Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN) Autograph | $0.99 | ||
US Vance Hartke Senator autographed signed FDC Indiana 1950 ID#3015 | $4.13 | ||
US Vance Hartke Senator autographed signed FDC Indiana 1966 ID#3104 | $3.32 | ||
Vance Hartke - U.S. Sen from IN 1959-1977/1972 Presidential Hopeful/Signed Print | $3.99 | ||
VANCE HARTKE US SENATOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER | $4.25 |