"John Logan", original autograph & 1884 presidential token

"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile..." -- Teddy Roosevelt

The Presidents of the United States of America are the most recognized figures in American history.

Each President represents a specific time in our history and captures a snapshot of our culture and the state of our society.

They are associated with many 'firsts.' Andrews Jackson was the first president to ride on a train. William McKinley was the first President to ride in an automobile.

Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane, but he did it after he left office. He was also the first President to go underwater in a submarine, in Oyster Bay, Long Island near his Sagamore Hill home.

Each Commander in Chief has led our military in peace and in war. George Washington is known as the Indispensable Man. Abraham Lincoln is credited with saving the Union. Kennedy is associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nixon with Vietnam, FDR with the beginning of World War II and Truman with its atomic end.

Presidential memorabilia encompasses such an amazing variety of time frames, historical events, and political climates its no wonder so many people collect it.

White House dinnerware, Presidential Christmas cards, manuscripts, fabric from White House drapes, campaign ephemera, mass cards, and hats are some of the many Presidential items one can collect.

Some collectors accumulate Ronald Reagan jellybean jars which were flown on Marine One, the Presidential helicopter. Others collect actual pieces of the White House. There is wall covering from the Red Room, granite from the façade and even Presidential hair that can be collected.

There are forty four different Presidents to pick from. Some collectors focus on a particular president, while others want something from each administration.

What ever you collect, you can be sure that in someway it is associated with a particular president or related in some way to his administration.

This story is an excerpt from: "Betcha Didn't Know That!" by Leon Castner & Brian Kathenes. Learn more at:

www.BetchaBook.com.

 Illustrated is an autograph of John Logan. He was a Union General and the running mate for Blaine, who lost the 1884 election to Grover Cleveland. This includes a Presidential token for that election. You can see more details about this by clicking Logan