Incredible Reagan campaign relic for sale: $235,000

Published September 17, 2025 2:35pm ET



President Ronald Reagan’s handwritten 1980 debate notes, featuring two of the most iconic campaign slogans ever, are going up for sale today, the first time the world has seen the lines of his closing knock-out punch of President Jimmy Carter.

The Pennsylvania-based Raab Collection, a dealer in historical documents and artifacts, told Washington Secrets that it is offering the three pages of Reagan’s debate closing speech for $235,000, an incredible price, but one the dealer said is fair considering the rarity of the papers and the continued popularity and influence of the Gipper.

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