On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Created by
Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
Used by
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
Received by
McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
Date
July 2, 1964
Medium
metal , plastic , paper
Dimensions
L x W (pen): 6 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
L x W (box): 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.1 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)
Description
One of the pens used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and presented to Congressman William M. McCulloch.
An Esterbrook pen with an Esterbrook 2668 nib. The pen has a black plastic grip and a clear plastic body, with [THE PRESIDENT- THE WHITE HOUSE] printed in white ink. [ESTERBROOK] and [MADE IN U.S.A.] are imprinted on the black pen grip. Type reading: [ESTERBROOK / 2668 / MADE IN USA] is imprinted on the nib.
Place used
White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
fountain pens
Topic
Civil rights
Law
Local and regional
Politics
Race discrimination
Race relations
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
Object number
2012.147ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5427c85ea-1fc8-4de5-b97c-01ad5a2e167b

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