Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
Cast of Millions
Artifact ID1981.30896.01
Object Type
Cartoon
Gifter
Pat Arena
Maker
Pat Arena
(Cartoonist, Town Crier Newspapers, Waltham, MA)
Date
1981
Medium
Paper, Ink
Dimensions5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Physical DescriptionAn unframed pen and ink cartoon featuring President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan. They are each holding suitcases and holding hands on the White House lawn. To the left of them are a pair of hands holding a movie clapper with text stating, “The REAGAN PRESIDENCY 1981-- CO-STARRING US” ready to clap. “PAT ARENA” is signed across the bottom center, and “THE TOWN CRIER” is lettered vertically along the left edge. There is a black border around the scene. Across the top left of the border is “Cast of millions…” The verso is blank.Historical NoteIt was a pre-inaugural gift.
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 - Fully
Use Restriction Note© Pat Arena
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WHORMSubject File Code: GI002 (Gifts to the President) Case File Number(s): 015500-015569