Felt tip pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign "H.R. 15131, An Act to amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to increase salaries…And H.R. 16409, An Act to amend the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955 to provide salary increases for teachers and school officers in the District of Columbia public schools." The official 'bill signer' Eversharp pen measures 5.25″ long and features a navy-blue plastic barrel bearing a gold facsimile signature with presidential seal and a silver-tone cap section. Accompanied by the original presentation box imprinted with a presidential seal and facsimile signature of President Johnson, as well as a typed caption affirming that the pen was one of the “pens used by the President on May 27, 1968." In fine condition, with moderately heavy foxing to the original box.
At the bill-signing ceremony on May 27, 1968, Johnson remarked: 'Public order and public education—these are the crucial concerns of any society. They are at the heart of the laws that I sign today for the nation's capital…I have made no secret whatever of my hopes for this great and beautiful city. I want to see this community the pride of our democracy—in its schools, in its neighborhoods, in the lives of all its people. Washington, D.C., has been my home for all the years of my public life. I have been proud to work with the men of good will and vision—work with them in the community and in Congress—to try to advance the city's future. The good day will come when all our hopes will be achieved—of that I am certain. The work we do today is just another small step and just another part of that great effort that is so necessary for all of us to make in the days ahead.'
