Pack, Cigarette

Name/Title

Pack, Cigarette

Entry/Object ID

1111.593.006

Description

An empty pack of cigarettes. The pack is a gold plastic box with the Presidential Seal embossed on it. The front has a circle with the words: SEAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES In the center is the American Eagle Below reads: The White House On the back is the same seal. Below reads: Welcome On the side is a paper sticker reading: Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health. 3 1/2 inches x 3 3/4 inches x 2 1/4 inches. 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 material from the Nixon visit is in Collection 10