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Page Call System Card

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Date

1967-1968

Maker

Government Printing Office

Dimensions

2 5/8 × 4 7/16 in. (6.7 × 11.3 cm)

Accession Number

2016.115.002

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of Dr. Alexander C. Cullison

Object Details

Teenager Alexander Cullison kept this well-worn card close by when he served as a Page on the House Floor in the 1960s. It was the key to decoding which Representative needed help with a task. Pages gathered in the rear of the chamber to watch a console that lit up when a Member’s electronic call button was pressed. Cullison used the back of the card to jot down office numbers, probably to help remember where to deliver messages from Representatives to their staffs.

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