You're on.  Nixon/Elvis floaty pen on its way.

O

On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:26:03 -0400 Christine Mouw
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Here's an interesting factoid:  the famous photo of Richard Nixon and
> Elvis in the oval office is one of the most requested photos at the
> National Archives.  Where are all those photos going?
>
> See it yourself in an online photographic exhibit at
> http://www.nara.gov/exhall/nixonelvis/
>
> I'll trade you floaty pens, O!  I'll trade you a Nixon/Elvis for one
> with President Hoover standing in a stream fishing--a school of fish
> floats back and forth!  Just let me know.
>
> Does anyone know who makes floaty pens?  I'd love to see a list of
> all of them all.  I think we have 2 or 3 different designs in our
> gift shop.
>
> Chris.
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 08/09 10:50 AM >>>
> Heavens!  I kept wondering too about the "smooshed" pennies, and
> after
> reading Carol's answer I can say I do know them!!  We have a penny
> machine upstairs that'll smash your coin with our Birthplace and
> RNLB
> logo; you add two quarters and the penny.  People really like them
> as
> souvenirs!   Goldie at our gift shop just calls them "smashed
> pennies."
>
> And we sell "floaty" pens in the gift shop!  Currently we have a
> Presidential Limo that floats back and forth, and we have RN & Elvis
> shaking hands with the Oval Office in the background (a true event,
> read
> about it in "The Day Elvis met Nixon," by Bud Krogh).  And Goldie
> says
> that the float pens are just float pens, never heard of "floaty."  I
> like
> both terms.
>
> The Squished Penny museum website was lots of fun; gives you a whole
> lot
> of respect for those smooshed pennies.
>
> O
>
> On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 17:54:23 -0400 Carol Kocian <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> > Rich wrote,
> >
> > >Ok, I admit it.  I'm a bone nerd.  Bones I know.  Smooshed
> pennies and
> flaoty pens....I have absolutely no idea what you all are
> talking....
> >
> >
>
>
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Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
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