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| The Primary That Launched a President and Changed the Course of History |
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| Uncover JFK's 1960 Wisconsin primary win in "Wisconsin for Kennedy" by B.J. Hollars. A riveting tale of political intrigue and grassroots triumph. |
| Date: | 10 21 1960 |
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| Description: | Series of head shots of John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon during the televised 4th debate. |
| Date: | 10 23 1960 |
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| Description: | A campaign speech by presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | The Democratic convention, with Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson standing at a podium. |
| Date: | 10 28 1916 |
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| Description: | Woodrow Wilson campaigning for his second term as president. He is wearing a leather finger protector due to injury from too many handshakes that accompani... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Portrait of William Howard Taft, used in his 1908 presidential election campaign. Caption reads: "William Howard Taft, Our Next President." |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, campaigning in Gays Mills during Wisconsin's primary. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977-1981), was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. After serving as an officer in the Navy, he... |
| Date: | 09 1990 |
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| Description: | George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, with his wife, Barbara Pierce Bush. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachuset... |
| Date: | 10 14 1948 |
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| Description: | President Harry Truman, Governor Oscar Rennebohm, and Senator Carl Thompson of Stoughton riding in the back of an open car during a Presidential visit to M... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | La Follette political cartoon. La Follette and presidential candidates Root, Shaw, Taft, and Fairbanks at a fish pond. |
| Date: | 11 05 1932 |
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| Description: | Herbert Hoover stands with Governor Kohler on the back of a train during a campaign visit. The man in the hat holding the rail of the train car is U.S. Sec... |
| Date: | 10 23 1960 |
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| Description: | Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the Madison airport with state Democratic leaders. To Kennedy's left are Governor Gaylord Nelson and state Democr... |
| Date: | 07 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin congratulates Dwight Eisenhower after his nomination at the Republican Convention. Eisenhower is thought to have d... |
| Date: | 10 08 1960 |
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| Description: | The speakers platform during a Presidential campaign rally for Richard M. Nixon at Billy Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. With Nixon on the platform are Kirb... |
| Date: | 06 1952 |
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| Description: | Original political cartoon depicting Dwight Eisenhower as a docile Presidential candidate. Feeding him crackers are Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Senator ... |
| Date: | 10 03 1952 |
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| Description: | Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower and Wisconsin Senator Joseph R. McCarthy together on the rear car of the "Eisenhower Special." The location of thi... |
| Date: | 10 01 1932 |
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| Description: | Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee in 1932. FDR is riding in a flag-draped open car and escorted by police on motorcycles. |
| Date: | 10 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Left to right are: Carl Thompson, Stoughton, Democratic candidate for governor; Harry S. Truman, President, and Democratic candidate for the presidency; an... |
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