Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act
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Object Details
- Created by
- Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
- Used by
- President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973
- Description
- 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. The pen was one of the pens President Lyndon B. Johnson used to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- July 2, 1964
- Object number
- 2012.147ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- fountain pens
- 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)
- Place used
- White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Law
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.147ab
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5427c85ea-1fc8-4de5-b97c-01ad5a2e167b
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