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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Pencils from Franklin Roosevelt's Oval Office Desk
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pencils from Franklin Roosevelt's Oval Office Desk

Object numberMO 1947.93.133
Mediumlead, wood
Dimensionsrange: 4"h to 7 1/2"h
DescriptionAn assortment of thirty-three black lead and colored pencils from Franklin D. Roosevelt's White House Executive Office desk. Two of the pencils are unsharpened and are red, white, and blue with the motto: I want Roosevelt again for the Preservation of Democracy.
Label TextThree of these pencils are on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery: One yellow Model No. 2 pencil manufactured by the Eagle Pencil Company; one red, white and blue pencil with the printed motto “I Want Roosevelt Again for the Preservation of Democracy”; and one small striped pencil marked “378 Girallo Bavaria” made by Schwan, a German pencil manufacturer.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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