White House History Visitor Entrance Card, circa 1970s

Entrance Card

Ephemera

White House entrance card, circa 1970s, documents the regulation of visitor access to the executive residence during a decade encompassing the Nixon, Ford, and Carter administrations. Created to authorize entry rather than commemorate a presidential event, the card offers evidence of the routine administrative procedures surrounding public or invited access to the White House. It supports research into presidential-site security, executive-branch protocol, and the material culture of federal visitation.

White House Entrance Card. Washington, D.C., circa 1970s. Small printed card authorizing entrance to the White House; exact date, dimensions, issuing office, bearer, and conditions of admission are not supplied. No presidential name, event designation, inscription, or additional printed wording is identified in the available description. The card should therefore be understood as an access credential whose more precise function may be clarified through examination of both sides.

Produced during a period of significant political transition and evolving concerns over access to federal buildings, the card preserves an everyday administrative object rarely retained after use. Condition details have not been supplied and an overall assessment cannot be assigned without examination. A compact piece of White House ephemera documenting the practical management of visitor entry during the 1970s.

Item #12986

Price: $45.00