April 2, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/2/2015
This GPC is dated Oct. 22, 1936 and is signed twice by General Hugh S. Johnson, who is known by his nickname "Iron Pants." The signatures are both in black ink, and authenticated and slabbed by PSA/DNA. There is a 3-cent stamp affixed with a "Buy US Savings Bonds Ask Your Postmaster" cancellation mark. He is best known as a member of the Brain Trust of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932-34. He wrote numerous speeches for FDR and helped plan the New Deal. Appointed head of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in 1933, he was highly energetic in his "blue eagle" campaign to reorganize American business to reduce competition and raise wages and prices. Schlesinger (1958) and Ohl (1985) conclude that he was an excellent organizer, but that he was also domineering, abusive, outspoken, and unable to work harmoniously with his peers. He was TIME Magazine's Man of the Year in 1933 and appeared on the magazine's cover.
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson "Old Iron Pants" Twice Signed Cover (1936) (PSA/DNA)
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