Cigarette Box
Artifact IDMO 63.4026
Object Type
Humidor
Date
ca. 1963
Date Presented10/10/63
Gifter
Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda
Place MadeRhodesia, Africa
Medium
Silver plated copper, wood
DimensionsOverall H 2 in x W 7 1/4 in x D 3 3/4 in (5.1 cm x 18.4 cm x 9.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionSilver plated cigarette box with a wood lining. The lid is inscribed "to the President of the United States of America from the Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, October 1963."
Historical NoteThis cigartette box was presented to President Kennedy by the Dr. Banda, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia and Nvasaland on October 10, 1963, during a visit to the White House.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was a gift from a member of the general public to the President and Mrs. Kennedy received by the Executive Office of the President betwen 1961-1963 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
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