Description
William H. Perkins, Jr. (1921-2009) was an esteemed and well-respected lobbyist, historian, and humanitarian. During his 50-year career, he amassed one of the largest private collections of presidential and political memorabilia. He was present at the founding of the United Nations. Mr. Perkins had the honor to meet 11 United States Presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Presented are items direct from his renowned collection.
Presented is a collection of Richard B. Ogilvie political pins from Perkins’ collection. These were from when Oglivie was running for Governor of Illinois. They are the orange rounds that measure 1″ in diameter and feature two separate designs. There are four “OGLIVIE” and (20) “O”.