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Truman Requests More Powers

Date: 1951
Description: A political cartoon in which a small Harry Truman wearing an oversized shoe is requesting more power of a man representing Congress.
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Lyndon B. Johnson

Date: 1966
Description: Autographed portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President of the United States, 1963-1969.
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Coolidge in Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: "Keep Cool with Coolidge in Wisconsin This Summer." A stamp presumably issued by the Outdoor Club of Wisconsin, to promote tourism in northern Wisconsin. I...
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Season's Greetings

Date: 1958
Description: Holiday card from President and Mrs. Eisenhower. The front has the presidential seal, printed in red and blue, gold foil stamped and embossed, attached to ...
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Six O'Clock Club Dinner Menu/Announcement

Date: 11 04 1901
Description: Front cover of the announcement for the twelfth dinner of the Six O'Clock Club, with circular head and shoulders portraits of Presidents William McKinley J...
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Robert M. La Follette Political Cartoon

Date: 1908
Description: La Follette political cartoon. La Follette and presidential candidates Root, Shaw, Taft, and Fairbanks at a fish pond.
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Holiday Card of President and Mrs. Kennedy

Date: 1961
Description: Holiday card from President Kennedy and First Lady, Christmas. Front of card depicts the White House on a snowy day with a horse-drawn carriage making its ...
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Juan and Eva Perón Dinner Menu

Date: 03 24 1951
Description: Menu mounted on gold-bordered board with the enameled metal coat of arms of Argentina affixed to the front cover and inscriptions from Juan ("A Mr Altmeyer...
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Delegation of War Widow

Date: 1916
Description: Delegation of war-widow, war-orphans, and maimed war-heroes at the White House, Washington, D.C., appealing to President Wilson for an "embargo on all war ...
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J'Aime Jack

Date: 1960
Description: A french bumper sticker with John F. Kennedy's face inside a circle in the middle. On the left, white letters on a red background, "J'AIME" and on the righ...
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White House Family Tree

Date: 1991
Description: Christmas card from the President and Mrs. Bush, titled: "The Family Tree, Upstairs at the White House." On the front is a painting of the Bush family tree...
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If You're Screwy Roosevelt Sticker

Date: 1944
Description: Campaign sticker for the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The use of the apple theme was a subtle reminder to those who might be tempted to vote for ...
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Luncheon for President Hoover Menu

Date: 11 05 1932
Description: Menu for President Hoover and his party aboard the Chicago & North Western Line, with two crossed flags in raised printing: the flag of the United States a...
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"Polly Want A Cracker?" Political Cartoon

Date: 06 1952
Description: Original political cartoon depicting Dwight Eisenhower as a docile Presidential candidate. Feeding him crackers are Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Senator ...
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Campaign '72

Date: 1972
Description: Two-sided, quarter-fold advertisement for a ten filmstrip program about the 1972 presidential election. The outside is the promotional information. The ins...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 04 18 1951
Description: After his dismissal by President Truman, General Douglas MacArthur returned to the United States and was welcomed as a folk hero. The adulation heaped on...
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Dinner Menu for Special Train Carrying President-Elect Warren G. Harding

Date: 11 06 1920
Description: Interior of dinner menu for Special Train enroute from St. Louis, Missouri, to Brownsville, Texas, with an oval portrait of President-Elect Warren G. Hardi...
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Proven By Test

Date: 1904
Description: A Republican campaign placard that could be hung by a red, white and blue ribbon threaded through eyelets at the top. Portraits of Theodore Roosevelt (cand...
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Repulse of the Highlanders

Date: 1985
Description: Painting depicting the Battle of New Orleans, fought on 8 January 1815. In the upper corner of the painting Major General Andrew Jackson is shown at the to...
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Menu for Dinner in Honor of President-Elect Warren G. Harding

Date: 12 04 1920
Description: Menu for dinner honoring President-Elect Warren G. Harding by the citizens of Newport News, Virginia, at the Hotel Warwick. On the cover is a framed quarte...

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