Title: Ralph Benson Collection of Presidential Hopefuls

Date/Date Range :   1971-2003

Extent: 0.5 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of fifty letters from various United States Senators, Representatives, and other politicians to Ralph L. Benson in response to his inquiries into their presidential and vice-presidential ambitions.

Call number: MS-2737

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection was donated to Special Collections in January 2006.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Ralph Benson Collection of Presidential Hopefuls, MS-2737. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of nine folders divided by presidential election year.

No biographical information available.

This collection consists of fifty letters from various United States Senators, Representatives, and other politicians to Ralph L. Benson in response to his inquiries into their presidential and vice-presidential ambitions. The collection contains letters written from such politicians as Bill Clinton, Robert Dole, Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Al Gore Jr., and Howard H. Baker Jr. Accompanying the letters are a few pieces of campaign fliers and a Clinton/Gore bumper sticker.

• Baker, Howard H., 1925- .
• Clinton, Bill, 1946- .
• Dole, Robert J., 1923- .
• Gore, Albert, 1948- .
• Kennedy, Edward M., 1932- .
• McCain, John, 1936- .
• Legislators--United States--Congress.
• United States--President.
• United States--Politics and government.