Appealing silver-tone brushed-finish Parker lighter issued to commemorate President Lyndon B. Johnson's meeting with Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos in February 1964, featuring a raised presidential seal emblem on one side, and engraved on the other with black text: "Visit of President Johnson and President Lopez Mateos, Palm Springs, California, February 1964." On February 21, 1964, Johnson and Mateos met to discuss a wide array of policy issues reaffirming the solidarity between the United States and Mexico. Provenance: from the estate of General Chester V. Clifton, military aide to LBJ.
Also includes a cased medal from their meeting later in the year, featuring the flags of both nations on one side, and text on the other: "Lyndon B. Johnson, Chamizal, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, September 25, 1964." In fine condition, with some tarnishing to the medal and wear to its case.
