Pencil
- Object Name:
- Pencil
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.24
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pencil, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968. White wooden pencil with red stripes, white stars on blue field, and blue end. Red text on white: "Write It In * LYNDON B. JOHNSON * for President". Blue union bug. Pink eraser in metal cap. Unused.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Rubber - Dimensions:
- L-7.5 Dia-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Bernard L. Boutin Collection of political and personal ephemera. Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) managed John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Kennedy appointed him as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 1961-64. He was a campaign coordinator for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He also served as Mayor of Laconia, 1955-59, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1958 and 1960.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
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