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- William Henry Harrison Campaign Medal, 1840 - William Henry Harrison gained national fame in 1811 when he defeated a band of Native Americans at Tippecanoe near present-day Lafayette, Indiana. Though Harrison retired from the army in 1814, most Americans remembered his military service. When he ran for president in 1840, campaign slogans, songs and materials, such as this coin, constantly referred to Harrison as Tippecanoe.
- 1840
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William Henry Harrison Campaign Medal, 1840
William Henry Harrison gained national fame in 1811 when he defeated a band of Native Americans at Tippecanoe near present-day Lafayette, Indiana. Though Harrison retired from the army in 1814, most Americans remembered his military service. When he ran for president in 1840, campaign slogans, songs and materials, such as this coin, constantly referred to Harrison as Tippecanoe.
- Romney "Believe in America" iPhone Case, 2012 - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney faced a field of Republican luminaries in a bruising intraparty campaign to become the Party's 2012 Presidential nominee. Republican delegates formally nominated Romney after a long primary campaign. Romney chose Wisconsin U.S. Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate. Their ticket lost to the Democratic incumbents, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden.
- 2012
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Romney "Believe in America" iPhone Case, 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney faced a field of Republican luminaries in a bruising intraparty campaign to become the Party's 2012 Presidential nominee. Republican delegates formally nominated Romney after a long primary campaign. Romney chose Wisconsin U.S. Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate. Their ticket lost to the Democratic incumbents, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden.
- Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Paperweight, 1904 - Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. His colorful and exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and skillful use of media gained him a wide following. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide.
- 1904
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Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Paperweight, 1904
Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. His colorful and exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and skillful use of media gained him a wide following. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide.
- Baseball Cap, "Obama For President," 2009 - On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. More than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of America's first African American president. Vendors sold Obama-branded souvenirs -- including ones used during the campaign -- to enthusiastic supporter as a tangible remembrance of this historic event.
- 2008-2009
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Baseball Cap, "Obama For President," 2009
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. More than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of America's first African American president. Vendors sold Obama-branded souvenirs -- including ones used during the campaign -- to enthusiastic supporter as a tangible remembrance of this historic event.
- William Henry Harrison Campaign Ribbon, 1836-1840 - Sixty-seven-year-old retired military general William Henry Harrison took advantage of a wildly popular campaign staged by Whig Party leaders, who capitalized on the false perception that Harrison was a common frontier farmer living in a log cabin. Cheering crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue for his inauguration on March 4, 1841. He performed nominal duties before falling ill and dying of pneumonia a month into his presidency.
- 1836-1840
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William Henry Harrison Campaign Ribbon, 1836-1840
Sixty-seven-year-old retired military general William Henry Harrison took advantage of a wildly popular campaign staged by Whig Party leaders, who capitalized on the false perception that Harrison was a common frontier farmer living in a log cabin. Cheering crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue for his inauguration on March 4, 1841. He performed nominal duties before falling ill and dying of pneumonia a month into his presidency.
- Promotional Sunglasses, Made for President Gerald Ford's Re-election Campaign, 1976 -
- 1976
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Promotional Sunglasses, Made for President Gerald Ford's Re-election Campaign, 1976
- "RFK Jr." Button, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- 2024
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"RFK Jr." Button, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the political Kennedy family (son of Robert Kennedy Sr.), announced his run for president in April 2023. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer and a vaccine skeptic, ran first as a Democrat, then as an Independent before suspending his campaign in August 2024. He threw his support behind the eventual winner, Republican Donald Trump.
- Political Cartoon, "Progressive Democracy, Prospect of a Smash Up," 1860 -
- 1860
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Political Cartoon, "Progressive Democracy, Prospect of a Smash Up," 1860
- Hayes-Wheeler Campaign Lantern, 1876 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler--the winning Republican ticket in 1876--would have carried a lantern like this lantern during nighttime festivities.
- 1876
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Hayes-Wheeler Campaign Lantern, 1876
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler--the winning Republican ticket in 1876--would have carried a lantern like this lantern during nighttime festivities.
- Political Cartoon Presented to Isaiah Rynders, 1844 -
- 1844
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Political Cartoon Presented to Isaiah Rynders, 1844