Telegramma Necklace
Artifact ID1981.00165.01a-b
Object Type
Necklace
Gifter
Socrates Soubaralian
Maker
Olympic Jewelers
(Los Angeles, CA)
Date
c. 1981
Medium
Metal (gold)
Dimensions9/16 × 5/8 × 1/16 × 9 7/8 in. (9/16 × 5/8 × 1/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Physical DescriptionA gold necklace with a pendant shaped like a telegram inscribed “Telegramma, urgent, to Mr. Ronald Reagan, 40th President, USA, from bicentennial citizen to bicentennial city president, Dear Mr. President, your 4 next years of presidency will be the key for a free world without a strong USA and her allies, we are in imminent danger. I hope this telegram, hanging from your neck, will remind you that it’s time to wake up all Americans, Socrates Soubaralian.”Additional DetailsCustodial 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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