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Nixon and Kennedy Televised Debate

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: Series of head shots of John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon during the televised 4th debate.
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Labor Works For Highway Safety

Date: 1969
Description: Three men, including Governor Patrick J. Lucey, pose in front of a sign that reads: "Labor Works For Highway Safety. Make Labor Day Weekend A Safe, Pleasan...
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy at the Podium

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: A campaign speech by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt making a speech.
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John F. Kennedy

Date: 
Description: Senator John F. Kennedy giving a speech.
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Walter Mondale

Date: 10 24 1984
Description: Walter Mondale campaigns for president in 1984 during his failed run against Ronald Reagan.
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Thomas Jefferson

Date: 
Description: Portrait engraving of Thomas Jefferson.
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Governor Jim Doyle

Date: 02 13 2004
Description: Governor Jim Doyle speaks to members of the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators and staff in the Society library.
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Official Primary Ballot for the Democratic Party

Date: 1912
Description: Official Primary ballot Tuesday September, 1912. City of Madison-Tenth Ward for the Democratic Party.
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Eleanor Roosevelt at Press Conference

Date: 01 18 1953
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed by the press prior to her Sunday afternoon talk in the Memorial Union Theater.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Press Conference

Date: 01 19 1953
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed by the press prior to her Sunday afternoon talk in the Memorial Union Theater.
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Gene McCarthy Bumper Sticker

Date: 1968
Description: Flower-shaped bumper sticker from Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Presidential campaign.
Print

Gene McCarthy Sticker

Date: 1968
Description: Large round sticker from Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Presidential campaign. Above McCarthy's name is a dove with a branch in its beak.
Book or Pamphlet

McCarthy for President Pamphlet

Date: 1968
Description: Front cover of a campaign literature pamphlet for Eugene McCarthy's 1968 Presidential run. Beneath the portrait of McCarthy is a quotation from an editoria...
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Robert Kennedy Announces His Candidacy

Date: 03 16 1968
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy announcing his candidacy for the office of President of the United States. The announcement took place in the Caucus Room of the ...
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Hubert Humphrey Campaigning

Date: 1960
Description: Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota campaigning for the presidential nomination in southwestern Wisconsin. Humphrey stands at the historical marker in Co...
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Kohl, Feingold, and Hillary Clinton

Date: 1994
Description: Senator Herbert H. Kohl, Russ Feingold, and Hillary Clinton. Sign on podium says "Health Care That's Always There, The National Health Care Campaign".
Poster

Reuss Campaign Ad

Date: 11 1951
Description: Poster issued by Democrat Henry S. Reuss as part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Joseph R. McCarthy. Reuss declared his candidacy on Nove...
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Hollywood Ten Discussion

Date: 1947
Description: At a luncheon sponsored by Americans for Democratic Action, Paul Hays, chair of the ADA New York chapter, discusses the congressional investigation of Holl...

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