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Although Nixon had Parker Ballpoints he also had Parker Fountain pens - I have seen some 45's with his signature from his time as the President.

 

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Cool page - www.loringpage.com in regard to pens used by US Presidents from Truman to Clinton.

 

A side note, but Nixon had a taste for Parker 75s. Someone apparently gave him one during the 68 election, and he took a shine to it. Here's a good reference:

 

http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Keepsake/President_Nixons_Keepsake_75.htm

Actually, I think Rosemary Woods (Nixon's secretary) was the person who gave him the original 75 as well, as she had been his long-time secretary by the time of the 1968 election. However, history remembers her as the one responsible for the missing 18 minutes of tape.

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The Parker "51" book has a photo of Harry Truman's Parker "51" on page 152. It looks to be an Aerometric. Since it's in the Parker archives, and not the Truman Library, I can't help but wonder if it was a gift from Parker that Truman would have returned to them at some point. On the other hand, the "n" in Truman on the barrel shows a little wear, suggesting he did give it some use.

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According to the Japanese sellers on eBay:

President Clinton was using a Platinum President, hence its name

Latest additions: Aurora Dante Inferno (B), Graf Von Faber Castell Classic Wood Ebony (OM), La Couronne Du Comte Willem van Oranje (M), Montblanc Writers Edition Cervantes (M), Aurora Optima Cento Riflessi Limited Edition (B)

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I have had the pleasure of posting this before ,Max Walker the well known Australian cricketer uses a Mont Blanc Boheme retractable to write his many stories so far but alongside them he has a Jinhao Golden Dragon which he bought very cheaply years ago and places great importance on it being just as valuable as his Mont Blanc.

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