Lyndon B. Johnson had “give-away” items in the Oval Office like this   electric toothbrush set stamped with the Presidential seal. Rumor has it, Doris Kearns Goodwin amassed several during her tenure as a White House intern, and finally asked LBJ, “Why toothbrushes?” LBJ said, “I want people to think of me right away when they wake up and right before they go to bed.” -from the LBJ Library
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Lyndon B. Johnson had “give-away” items in the Oval Office like this   electric toothbrush set stamped with the Presidential seal.

Rumor has it, Doris Kearns Goodwin amassed several during her tenure as a White House intern, and finally asked LBJ, “Why toothbrushes?”

LBJ said, “I want people to think of me right away when they wake up and right before they go to bed.”

-from the LBJ Library

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Elephants in the Room - Presidential Gifts

President Reagan was given 788 elephant-related gifts during his time in the White House.  This action figure, hand-knit vest, crystal-studded ostrich egg, and porcelain figurine are a small sampling of the presidential pachyderms at the Reagan Library.  BTW, the ostrich egg is a music box that plays “Hail to the Chief.”

See more crafty, cute, and over-the-top gifts in our gallery: Elephant Gifts from the People