EARLY! "Georgia Senator" Sam Nunn Hand Signed 10X8 B&W Photo Todd Mueller COA

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Up for auction an EARLY!
"Georgia Senator" Sam Nunn Hand Signed 10X8 B&W Photo.
This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity.
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Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr.
(born September 8, 1938) is an American
politician
who served as a
United States Senator
from
Georgia
(1972–1997) as a member of the
Democratic Party
. After leaving Congress, Nunn co-founded the
Nuclear Threat Initiative
(NTI), a charitable organization working to prevent catastrophic attacks with
nuclear
,
biological
, and
chemical weapons
, for which he was the co-chairman. His political experience and credentials on
national defense
reportedly earned him consideration as a potential running mate for presidential candidates
John Kerry
and
Barack Obama
after they became their party's nominees. Nunn was born in
Macon
,
Georgia
, the son of Mary Elizabeth (née Cannon) and Samuel Augustus Nunn, who was an attorney and mayor of
Perry, Georgia
.
Nunn was raised in Perry. He is a grandnephew of
Congressman
Carl Vinson
. Nunn was an
Eagle Scout
and recipient of the
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
from the
Boy Scouts of America
.
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In high school, Nunn was a standout athlete, captaining the school's
basketball
team to a state championship. Nunn attended
Georgia Tech
in 1956, where he was initiated as a brother of
Phi Delta Theta
. He transferred to
Emory University
in 1959 and received his undergraduate degree in 1960 He then received a degree from the
Emory University School of Law
in 1962.