On June 23, 1967, the eyes of the world focused on Holly Bush as the grand old house and it's residents, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson, hosted the world summit conference between President Lyndon B. Johnson of the U.S.A. and Premier Alexei N. Kosygin of the U.S.S.R.

Glassboro citizens which toured Russia to return Mr. Kosygin's visit. Dr. Neff presented this drawing to a representative for the Soviet Premier on August 3, 1967, in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Mr. Kosygin sent his regards via telegram from Moscow to Glassboro, expressing his appreciation for the drawing of Holly Bush.

Reproductions of Dr. Neff's Holly Bush drawing have been presented personally to Richard Hughes, Governor of New Jersey, Lewellyn Thompson, U.S. Ambassador to U.S.S.R., John E. Hunt, Representative from N.J. and many citizens of the Soviet Union as gifts conveying the “Spirit of Holly Bush”. The original pencil drawing now hangs on one of the historic walls of the old mansion itself, Holly Bush.

Holly Bush, an 18 room mansion, now known throughout the world as the site of the meeting of U.S. President Johnson and Soviet‘ Premier Kosygin, was built of local New Jersey brown field-stone in 1849 by Thomas and Samuel Whitney, glassmakers of Glassboro. Amid somber oak, bright holly bushes, dogwood and roses, the mid-Victorian gingerbread.]]> Digital Scholarship Center; Trey Jaworski]]> http://glassborosummit.com/

Interactive: The Summit at Hollybush by Robert D. Bole:
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Interactive: The Summit at Hollybush by Robert D. Bole:
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For more information on the Glassboro Summit:
http://glassborosummit.com/

Interactive: The Summit at Hollybush by Robert D. Bole:
http://glassborosummit.com/scalar/summit-at-hollybush/index

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