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  • Collection: UIS History Harvest 2016 - Political Memorabilia

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Press credentials for the 1996 Democratic National Convention and eight campaign buttons distributed during Bill Clinton’s second presidential campaign. The campaign was successful and he served two terms. One of the buttons reads “Re-elect Socks…

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Tribune media center identification and Chicago Police Department news media identification with United Airlines lanyard.

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One campaign button thanked supporters following Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. Obama’s campaign was successful and he served two terms. The other two buttons supported Paul Wellstone’s senatorial campaign in Minnesota. His…

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Three campaign buttons and two campaign bumper stickers issued during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. His campaign was successful and he served two terms.

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This was a campaign button distributed among supporters during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Clinton’s campaign was unsuccessful.

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Two buttons promoting President Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration and one framed invitation to President Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration ceremony which took place on January 21, 2013.

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These were hats distributed during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. His campaign was successful and he has served two terms as President of the United States.

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Two campaign pencils supporting George T. Wilkins and Vernon L. Nickell for Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction, now known as Illinois State Superintendent. Both campaigns were successful. Vernon L. Nickell served in the position from…

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Three farcical campaign buttons popular during the 1972 presidential campaign. The buttons on the left and right were part of a series of unlicensed buttons using a popular television character named Archie Bunker from the television show “All in…

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Collection of four political campaign buttons for presidential candidates Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and Woodrow Wilson, each of the presidential campaigns for these individuals were successful and each served two full terms as president.
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