President Johnson’s personally-owned striped burgundy silk neck tie with dark stripes, made by Bronzoni, measuring 53.5″ long. The tie bears a Bronzoni maker’s stamp inside the thick end and a Reynolds Penland retailer’s tag sewn above. Reynolds Penland was a high-end menswear shop with locations throughout Texas, Johnson’s home state. Includes a detailed letter of provenance on White House letterhead from the wife of Melvon O. Carter, who had worked on the White House maintenance crew from the time of Presidents Hoover through Nixon. During Mr. Carter’s over 40 years of White House service, he was often in close proximity to the first family and was called upon for a variety of tasks. In part: “This tie was given to my husband by President Lyndon B. Johnson…One day my husband was on an errand in the President’s living quarters and the President handed him this tie and asked if he would like to have it. My husband was honored and assured the President he would wear it to church. However, he never did, and kept it packed away for fear he might cause damage to this personal gift from the President.” In impeccable condition.
