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Richard Nixon Coolness Poster
This is from the 1972 re-election campaign for Richard Nixon for President of the United States. Nixon would later resign because of the Watergate scandle.
Letter of Thanks from Republican President-Elect Ronald Reagan to John Homeier
On official stationary, President-Elect Ronald Reagan thanks John Homeier of Springfield, Illinois, for his and unnamed others' attendance at Reagan and Nancy Reagan's home on October 25, 1980. Reagan tells Homeier that the election of himself,…
Barry Goldwater Advertisement
A bus slat designed and produced by Springfield resident Tony Jirik, owner of Advertising Production Service. The advertisement is for the 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater, a Republican Senator from Arizona who was in office 1953 to…
Nixon Campaign Poster for 1968 Presidential Election
The poster itself is an artistic sketch of Richard Nixon smiling confidently; then, in the background is an assortment of celebrities Clint Eastwood, Wilt Chamberlain, and politicians like Ronald Reagan. His daughter is in it as well carrying a sign,…
1952 Stevenson Campaign Poster for President
The political poster featuring the Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II is organized by who was running on the ticket of the 1952 presidential election for the Democratic Party. It has photos with the face of each. "Continued Prosperity" is…
Campaign Poster of 1968 Presidential Election with Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew
This is a two color campaign poster from the 1968 Presidential Election. Richard Nixon won the election and became the first Vice President to attain the office of President since 1836. Agnew has been Governor of Maryland before becoming the 39th…
National Political Chart from the 1860 Presidential Campaign
This was a political chart published probably prior to Abraham Lincoln receiving the Republican Party nomination. Charts were generally ways in which the public learned and communicated about Presidential candidates, though H. H. Lloyds & Co would…
Lincoln Political Banner from 1860 Election
This political banner for the 1860 Presidential election is likely a copy of a lithograph on linen featuring the Republican Party nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. "The flag was meant to hang like a banner in parades and other political…
1940 Campaign Buttons for Election with Church, Willkie and Green
The campaign button with the name Church on it and year 1976 has little history with it. Church had served as Deputy Mayor of Springfield between 1986 and 1995. We don't know if Church ran for office in 1976 or had a family member who had. We do know…
Republican Party Nixon-Agnew 1968 Presidential Campaign Button
This button is from the 1968 Presidential Campaign for Republicans Richard Nixon and his running mate Spiro Agnew. Their unsuccessful Democratic Party opponents were Hubert Humphrey & Edmund Muskie.