Pack, Cigarette

Name/Title

Pack, Cigarette

Entry/Object ID

1111.593.003

Description

A soft pack of L&M cigarettes with a sticker bearing the Presidential Seal. Measures 4 inches length, 2 1/4 inches width, 7/8 inch height. The front is a photograph of a man and woman by a waterfall in the autumn, with the inscription L&M SUPER KINGS The sides have a Surgeon General Warning and the company address. The Sticker placed over the back has the Presidential Seal: A gold circle with the words: SEAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES In the center is the American Eagle Below it reads "WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF MESS" Date of Origin: 1971 Donor: Believed to be David Rolerson Special Significance: These cigarettes were left behind from President Nixon's stay on Minot's Island, while visiting Jack Dreyfus in August 1971. The archival materials from Nixon's visit stay are in Collection 10