Green Bay Packers Jacket
Artifact ID1985.01081.01
Object Type
Jacket
Gifter
Robert Walter Kasten
Maker
Starter
(American sporting goods and apparel manufacturer, founded 1971)
Date
1981-1985
Medium
Fabric (satin)
DimensionsSize Extra Large
Physical DescriptionA Green Bay Packers jacket made out of green satin. The collar, cuffs, and waistband are elastic and have green, white, and yellow stripes. On the front of the jacket is a patch with the Green Bay Packers logo on the left side. On the left side shoulder is a patch for the NFL. The back of the jacket has a large yellow patch with green letters stating, "The Pack is Back, America is Back."
Historical NoteSen. Robert W. Kasten (R-Wisconsin) gave President Ronald Reagan the Green Bay Packers jacket when he was at the Milwaukee Convention Center in Milwaukee, WI for a fundraiser for the senator on October 15, 1985. Sen Kasten said while presenting the jacket, "Mr. President, as you may know we’re all Green Bay Packers fans in Wisconsin these days, particularly after the Green Bay Packers seem to be doing so well. [Laughter] As you know when we were together in Oshkosh in June I gave you a pair of Osh Kosh B’Gosh overalls which I’m sure you’ve been able to use at the ranch. And now we in Wisconsin have decided that The Pack is Back. And what we’d like to do is to give you a Green Bay Packers jersey but it’s a very special Green Bay Packers jersey because it says The Pack is Back, and Mr. President, America is Back." President Reagan replied, "Thank you very much. And I mentioned having played football, so this, I treasure this especially. I was a guard. RIGHT guard."
The Packers were 3-3 at the point, and went 8-8 in 1985.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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