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Chronological Order:
1789 to 1889
Chronological Order:
1889 to Present
President George Washington Fountain Pen Washington, George
1789-97 		Fountain Pen Benjamin Harrison Harrison, Benjamin
1889-93
Fountain Pen John Adams Adams, John
1797-1801 		Fountain Pen Grover Cleveland Cleveland, Grover
1893-97
Fountain Pen Thomas Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas
1801-1809 		Fountain Pen William McKinley McKinley, William
1897-1901
Fountain Pen James Madison Madison, James
1809-1817 		Fountain Pen Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt, Theodore
1901-09
Fountain Pen James Monroe Monroe, James
1817-25 		Fountain Pen William Howard Taft Taft, William H.
1909-13
Fountain Pen John Quincy Adams Adams, John
1825-29

Fountain Pen Woodrow Wilson Wilson, Woodrow
1913-21
Fountain Pen Andrew Jackson Jackson, Andrew
1829-37 		Fountain Pen Warren Harding Harding, Warren
1921-23
Fountain Pen Martin Van Buren Van Buren, Martin
1837-41 		Fountain Pen Calvin Coolidge Coolidge, Calvin
1923-29
Fountain Pen William Henry Harrison Harrison, William Henry
1841 		Fountain Pen Herbert Hoover Hoover, Herbert
1929-33
Fountain Pen John Tyler Tyler, John
1841-45 		Fountain Pen Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt, Franklin D.
1933-45
Fountain Pen James Polk Polk, James
1845-49 		Fountain Pen Harry Truman Truman, Harry
1945-53
Fountain Pen Zachary Taylor Taylor, Zachary
1849-50 		Fountain Pen Dwight Eisenhower Eisenhower, Dwight
1953-61
Fountain Pen Millard Fillmore Fillmore, Millard
1850-53 		Fountain Pen John Kennedy Kennedy, John F.
1961-63
Fountain Pen Franklin Pierce Pierce, Franklin
1853-57 		Fountain Pen Lyndon Johnson Johnson, Lyndon
1963-69
Fountain Pen James Buchanan Buchanan, James
1857-61 		Fountain Pen Richard Nixon Nixon, Richard
1969-74
Fountain Pen Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham
1861-65 		Fountain Pen Gerald Ford Ford, Gerald
1974-77
Fountain Pen Andrew Johnson Johnson, Andrew
1865-69		 Fountain Pen Jimmy Carter Carter, Jimmy
1977-81
Fountain Pen Ulysses Grant Grant, Ulysses S.
1869-77 		Fountain Pen Ronald Reagan Reagan, Ronald
1981-89
Fountain Pen Rutherford Hayes Hayes, Rutherford B.
1877-81 		Fountain Pen George H.W. Bush Bush, George H.W.
1989-93
Fountain Pen James Garfield Garfield, James
1881 		Fountain Pen William Clinton Clinton, William J.
1993-2001
Fountain Pen Chester Arthur Arthur, Chester
1881-85 		Fountain Pen George W. Bush Bush, George W.
2001-present
Fountain Pen Grover Cleveland Cleveland, Grover
1885-89

A popular question that appears on pen
community sites and mailing lists is, "What
fountain pen did President so and so use?" Some
people do not seem to care, but many people such as myself find the subject rather interesting. The office of the President of the United States is often said to be the most powerful position in the world, so it is only natural that some pen enthusists would be interested in what fountain pens the presidents used to sign bills into our laws.

This is strictly a research project in progress. I am hoping it will develop into a community project, and of course I will give full credit here to any researcher who shares information on Presidents and their fountain pens. I will be uploading my notes here every few days, so please check back often.

If you spot something that I got wrong, please let me know. I have worked hard to verify everything, but still mistakes seem to slip through.

Most of my research has been on the earlier presidents, since these are the pens that I find the most interesting. I am confident it will be easier to research the latter presidents and their pens.

If you have any clues or questions, please send an email with the Mail Form.