Pen used by President Richard Nixon to sign ‘To reorganize the governmental structure of the District of Columbia, to provide a charter for local government in the District of Columbia subject to acceptance by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia, to delegate certain legislative powers to the local government, to implement certain recommendations of the Commission on the Organization of the Government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes’ (S. 1435) on December 24, 1973. The official Parker 'bill signer' pen measures 5.25″ long and features a navy-blue plastic barrel bearing a silver facsimile signature and a silver-tone cap section. Mounted and cloth-matted and framed with its original presentation box and cover, which bears a preprinted signature, and a printed copy of the original signed statute to an overall size of 26 x 23. In fine condition, with wear to the frame, including loose corners. Commonly known as the 'District of Columbia Home Rule Act,' this law permitted self-governance to DC to elect a Mayor and City Council.
