c. 1956 DWIGHT EISENHOWER SIGNED PHOTO W/ JIM COPLEY & ?? RARE LAUGHING CANDID

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Offered here is an original candid photograph of James Copley, Dwight Eisenhower and one other person, signed by 34 th President of the United States, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER .The 8 x 10 photo dates from about 1956. The silver gelatin photo is in very good condition with no tears. The photo is clearly signed by the President along the lower white margin in a blue felt pen. The inscription reads as follows:"For James S. Copley - with best wishesDwight Eisenhower"This fine and fully candid photo features noted newspaper magnate James Copley joyfully conversing with the President and another administration official on a couch. Although we don't know exactly what they're discussing Copley and Ike are having a good laugh on the topic.A scarce and VERY collectible image of the WWII General and President in a jocular mood....likely in joyful anticipation of a comfortable victory in the 1956 Presidential election. In the Eisenhower letter we also have listed from October 22, 1956, Eisenhower references he and Copley meeting. It's possible he's recalling this very instance of them spending time together and having a good laugh.As always, we 100% guarantee our signed items FOREVER . We stand behind our inscribed material in perpetuity as we are always certain about the origin, preservation and quality of the material we sell. Please as we celebrate our 16th year providing choice books and collectibles to the Ebay community. .Provenance: James S. Copley / Copley Library -Followers of our inventory might note we originally acquired most of our James Copley material in 2009 & 2010. However, we recently learned one of the Copley homes inherited by David Copley (d. 2012) had family effects from both Ira and James Copley in the garage. We acquired a portion of that material when it was recently offered at auction in Spring 2015.This item is formerly from the collection of James S. Copley (1916 - 1973) who owned the Copley Press (comprised of 14+ city newspapers) and founded the Copley Library in San Diego California.James Copley was born in St. Johnsville, N.Y., in 1916. Both of his parents died in the flu epidemic that swept the U.S. in 1918, and when he was 4 he was adopted by Col. and Mrs. Ira C. Copley. Col. Copley bought The San Diego Union and Evening Tribune from the Spreckels family in 1928.Copley graduated from Yale in 1939 and started his journalism career at another of his father's papers, The Culver City Star News, where he solicited ads and circulation as well as sweeping the floor and writing news stories. Copley then moved to San Diego and joined the Navy Reserves in 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.When the elder Copley died in 1947, Jim became Chief Executive Officer of the corporation publishing a large family of newspapers, the flagship of which was, and is today, the Union-Tribune. He pursued a dynamic program of expansion of the newspaper plants, both technologically and in size. He took an active personal interest in the editorial quality of his papers. In the 26 years he headed the enterprise until his death in 1973, the Union's circulation tripled and the Union-Tribune moved into a wholly new plant with new presses in Mission Valley.He remained editor of that paper and CEO of Copley Press until his death in 1973. He was the recipient of numerous industry awards and he and his wife, Helen K. Copley, were notable philanthropists to the San Diego area; endowing the Copley Auditorium at the San Diego Museum of Art, the Copley Library at the University of San Diego, Copley Symphony Hall, the Copley Center at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and a YMCA facility, among others.After several years of collecting on a small scale, Mr. Copley embarked on journey to assemble a substantial collection and enlisted the help of a curator, Richard Reilly. For the remainder of Mr. Copley's life and for many years following, Reilly, together with Mrs. Copley, worked to build a col... read more

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