Dipping pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign and amend the Peace Corps Act of 1965. The official 'bill signer' Esterbrook dipping pen measures 6.25″ long and features a black plastic grip with a Lucite handle imprinted with "The President—The White House." Mounted and framed in a display box that measures 12.5 x 10, and includes its original typed caption affirming that the pen was “used by the President, August 24, 1965, in signing S. 2054, An Act to amend further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, and for other purposes.” In fine condition, with light wear. Originates from the collection of Franklin Hall Williams, who assisted Sergeant Shriver organize the Peace Corps and who served as a Peace Corps Regional Director for Africa for three years. In 1963, President Johnson selected Williams to serve as a U.S. representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, making him the first African American to receive this appointment. Two years later, Johnson named him the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana.
