President Obama's Personal Montblanc

[meiers]

...The Montblanc pen looks like a Meisterstück Classique size to me.

 

Axel

 

Agreed.

 

And based on President Obama's order for rollerball signing pens from Cross, the Meisterstuck Classique is also likely to be a rollerball.

 

 

I agree.

I saw a photo of him signing a document with a MB classique rollerball a while ago.

 

Matt

[PAKMAN]

The pen next to the Mont Blanc looks like a Pelikan to me.

[kazoolaw]

So...

Is this one of those "see I have an expensive pen in my pocket" moments, or is it "see what a fancy pen case I carry my white star in" moments?

gary

Probably the latter - I'm sure the price of the pen pales in comparison with the price of the suit.

 

You're thinking he pays full retail?

gary

[Wael El-Dasher]

More than likely, the pen is a gift given to him by someone close. But let's keep speculating, this is fun.

 

cheers

 

Wael

[Siv]

You're thinking he pays full retail?

gary

I don't think he pays for anything!

[1000km]

In terms of wristwatches Obama alternates between a Tag Heuer 1500 and a secret service-issued Chinese made chronograph.

[Juicyjones]

You're thinking he pays full retail?

gary

I don't think he pays for anything!

 

Oh quite the opposite actually. The President and the first family personally pay for all of their own personal items, including clothes and food. In fact, when the First Family receives foreign guests at those big White House official banquets, the President pays for the food. It's against the law for the President to accept items and the taxpayers don't pay their way. That's why every president since Reagan has tried to raise the Presidential Salary. Clinton finally did it, but it was Bush Jr. who benefitted from it. Ok, useless trivia over, sorry.

[Siv]

Oh quite the opposite actually. The President and the first family personally pay for all of their own personal items, including clothes and food. In fact, when the First Family receives foreign guests at those big White House official banquets, the President pays for the food. It's against the law for the President to accept items and the taxpayers don't pay their way. That's why every president since Reagan has tried to raise the Presidential Salary. Clinton finally did it, but it was Bush Jr. who benefitted from it. Ok, useless trivia over, sorry.

That's very interesting. I know that when a British PM is elected, they have to hand over all their personal property/income/accounts into trust (or something) so that they do not pay or get paid for anything they do. I believe this is to eliminate the possibility of any monetary influence in their decision making. At the end of their term it's all given back. I assumed (incorrectly) that the US President was under some similar restrictions...

Edited March 24, 2010 by Siv

[Kalessin]

Gentle readers,

 

This thread has gone solidly political, and far away from Montblanc.

 

This thread is closed.