Author: Curtis, Charles. (1860-1936). 31st Vice President of the United States (1929-1933).
Title: Senate Pass for Future Congressman Seymour Halpern, Signed As Vice President by Charles Curtis.
Description: Washington, DC: June 17, 1929. 1929. - A printed black-and-white illustrated "United States Senate Chamber" card, 2-5/8 inches high by 4 inches wide, signed "Charles Curtis" with the date, Halpern's name and "71st Session" filled in by Curtis in ink. The card is very slightly soiled. Near fine.

Charles Curtis [1860-1936] was elected as Vice President of the United States with President Herbert Hoover. He was sworn in as Vice President on March 4,1929 and served until March 4, 1933. Born in Kansas Territory to a mother of the Kaw Nation, Curtis was the first person with significant Native American ancestry and the first person with acknowledged non-European ancestry to reach either of the highest offices in the U.S. government's Executive Branch.

The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Very good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; VICE PRESIDENTS; SENATE PASS FOR FUTURE CONGRESSMAN SEYMOUR HALPERN, SIGNED AS VICE PRESIDENT BY CHARLES CURTIS; 31ST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; NATIVE AMERICAN ANCESTRY; NON-EUROPEAN ANCESTRY.

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