- On View
- Segregation Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- 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.
- 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.




