Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Created by
content: Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
label: Used by
content: President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973
notes: label: Description
content: 2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering.
label: Description
content: 2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and for other purposes. The act was passed August 6, 1965.
label: Description
content: 2010.45.1c: Black ink on paper, a copy of H.R. 6400, a bill before the House of Representatives that purports to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
label: Description
content: 2010.45.1d: A magazine clipping showing an image of Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act
label: Description
content: The four items were originally framed together in a commemorative display.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Government
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: Suffrage
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 - Political and Activist Ephemera
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.45.1a-d
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: chrome steel and acrylic with ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Pen): 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.9 × 1.3 cm)