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Langfelder Family members have campaigned successfully in Springfield including Josh Langfelder for County Recorder, Jim Langfelder for Mayor in 2015, and Jimmy O. Langfelder for City Treasurer.

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This tri-folded pamphlet shows the beginning of Nixon’s war on drugs. It gives information on how Nixon plans to carry out and enforce new policies concerning drug use and the shipment of drugs into the country.

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"Nixon Now" was a campaign slogan from Richard Nixon's run for president in 1972. He had a campaign song with a similar chorus. This button includes a union stamp on the back.

The striped button is a replica of the Uptown People's Coalition…

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The tri-fold pamphlet encourages support for George C. Wallace’s run for president in the 1968 election as an Independent. The pamphlet presents information concerning his qualifications, background, and what he promises to do if he is elected. The…

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This replica of John F. Kennedy's presidential limo was purchased from the Henry Ford Museum in Deerborn, MI in 2014. The limo itself, in which Kennedy was assassinated, resides in the Henry Ford Museum.

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This flyer is advocating for a repeal of the draft for the Vietnam War. It contains information concerning who to contact to support the end of the draft.

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This sewing kit, which includes thread, needle, and thimble, was a promotional item for Harold Hunter's run for U.S. Representative in 1978. He was the Republican nominee from Oklahoma's 6th District and was defeated by a wide margin by the…

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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…

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A poster showing 38th Governor of Illinois, Jim Edgar, speaking to a crowd. Edgar was a Republican Governor who served two terms, from 1991 to 1999. The only text on the image is , "Jim Edgar for all of Illinois." The poster is held under glass by a…

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Republican Presidential Candidate Ronald Reagan implores John F. Homeier of Springfield, Illinois to come to Reagan's and Nancy Reagan’s home, “Wexford”, near Washington DC, on October 25, 1980 to discuss the critical financial status of their…
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