The Presidential Pen

"Since President Truman, presidents and others associated with the presidency have had official specially imprinted pens, and pencils (sometimes with presentation boxes) variously used to sign official papers, as gifts, for office use, and to commemorate. Beginning with the Truman administration each administration has had new and different pens so that there are now several hundred varieties. This book, based on the author's collection and consultation with each of the presidential libraries and museums, is a history and a fully illustrated, annotated and close to complete catalogue of these pens. With only few exceptions, each known pen, pencil and presentation box is described and shown in an approximately full sized black and white image. Those known pieces for which no image is available are fully described.  The relative rarity or lack thereof of the various pens is noted throughout the book   Special attention is given on how to distinguish between different varieties of similar pens, including false, pseudo varieties that can be constructed using commercial pen parts and on how to distinguish between official, replica and commercial pens. Parker pens have played an important role since John F. Kennedy and care has been given to provide complete coverage of Parker's half century involvement with the White House."

John C. Loring
The Presidential Pen - The First Fifty Years