This an authentic 1967 U.S. Senate Chamber card signed by Eugene J. McCarthy.

Sept. 1967 badge signed by Senator McCarthy to permit his guest, Mrs. Edward Grosmann, to enter the Senate chambers.

Two months after signing this card, McCarthy declared his candidacy (November 30, 1967), saying, "I am concerned that the Administration seems to have set no limit to the price it is willing to pay for a military victory."

Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy (March 29, 1916 - December 10, 2005) was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971. In 1967 political experts and the news media dismissed his candidacy, but public perception of him changed following the Tet Offensive (January 30 - February 23, 1968), the aftermath of which saw many Democrats grow disillusioned by the war, and quite a few interested in an alternative to LBJ. McCarthy said "My decision to challenge the President's position and the administration's position has been strengthened by recent announcements out of the administration. The evident intention to escalate and to intensify the war in Vietnam, and on the other hand, the absence of any positive indication or suggestion for a compromise or for a negotiated political settlement."

In the 1968 presidential election, McCarthy was the first candidate to challenge incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, running on an anti-Vietnam War platform. The unexpected vote total he achieved in the New Hampshire primary and his strong polling in the upcoming Wisconsin primary led Johnson to withdraw from the race, and lured Robert F. Kennedy into the contest. Fellow Minnesotan U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey also entered the race after Johnson's withdrawal. McCarthy would unsuccessfully seek the presidency five times altogether.

SIZE: Approx. 4" x 2 3/4".

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Very good condition with no damage.