TAFT & MEXICO'S PRESIDENT DIAZ RARE OVAL 1909 TEXAS MEETING BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$915.09 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, March 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #234 Session I
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Item Description
2.75" wide w/hollow metal back and horizontal bar pin. W&H on curl. Cartoon images of Taft and Diaz w/crossed American and Mexican flags, and text at center "Ciudad Juarez, Mexico & El Paso, Texas, Oct. 1909." Faint even age and light surface wear only in reflected light. Exc. Rare. This event was the first meeting between the two country's presidents and the first time a sitting American president visited Mexico. The two countries agreed that the contested Chamizal strip, which connected El Paso, TX to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, would be considered a neutral zone during the historic meeting. Diaz hoped the event would aid his attempt for a seventh term and Taft aimed to protect American investment in Mexico. See following additional related lots. John Pendergrass Collection.
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