Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act
date: label: Date
content: July 2, 1964
name: label: Created by
content: Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
label: Used by
content: President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973
label: Received by
content: William Moore McCulloch, American, 1901 - 1980
notes: label: Description
content: One of the pens used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and presented to Congressman William M. McCulloch.
label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.147ab
objectType: label: Type
content: fountain pens
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal , plastic , paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (pen): 6 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (box): 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.1 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)