Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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