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American Presidential History Bill Clinton Era Air Force One Presidential Seal Golf Ball

ref. 12130Clinton era Air Force One golf ball circa 1993-2001 is a piece of presidential commemorative material bearing the visual identity of the executive office and presidential air transport during Bill Clinton's administration. Air Force One serves as the call sign for a U.S. Air Force aircraft while the president is aboard and the two VC-25A aircraft used for presidential transport became among the most recognizable symbols of the modern presidency. The golf ball consequently belongs to the material culture surrounding presidential travel executive symbolism and the informal commemorative objects associated with the White House and Air Force One. Dunlop Air Force One commemorative golf ball. Clinton era circa 1993-2001. White golf ball manufactured by Dunlop and printed in full color with the Presidential Seal. Surrounding the seal is the inscription "Seal of the President of the United States / Air Force One." The design combines two immediately recognizable symbols of presidential authority: the official seal and the name associated with presidential air transport. No additional inscriptions presentation case or provenance information are noted in the supplied description. During Clinton's presidency presidential air transportation centered on two specially configured Boeing 747-200B aircraft designated VC-25A which served both practical and symbolic roles in the public presentation of the presidency. As an object rather than a document of a specific flight or event the golf ball is most useful for the study of presidential memorabilia executive branding and the informal material culture associated with Air Force One. No specific defects are noted in the supplied description. Near fine. A compact Clinton-era presidential souvenir combining the iconography of the Presidency with one of its most recognizable instruments of official travel. unknown