Barry Landau

Barry H. Landau (born c. 1948) is a noted thief of presidential artifacts,[1] collector of presidential artifacts,[2] author,[3] and "self-styled 'America's Presidential Historian'".[4] In July 2011, Landau's associate, 24-year-old Jason Savedoff, was seen taking a document out of a library.[5] After an investigation and various searches, Landau and Savedoff were "charged with stealing valuable historical documents from the Maryland Historical Society and conspiring to steal documents from other archives."[6] After pleading guilty, Landau was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment in June 2012.

  1. ^ Hermann, Peter; Kilar, Steve; Bishop, Tricia (February 7, 2012). "Disgraced collector pleads guilty to stealing historical documents". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Timothy Dwyer (January 14, 2005). "Inaugural Treasure Hunter". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Barry H. Landau". HarperCollins Canada. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  4. ^ Justin Jouvenal (July 26, 2011). "Barry Landau: As document-theft probe of historian grows, so do questions on who he is". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Adam Clark Estes (July 13, 2011). "Barry H. Landau: Cupcake Enthusiast, Alleged Paper Purloiner". The Atlantic Wire. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "Historian in theft plot seeks to sell off assets". CBS News. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.