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Title: Newsweek Democratic Convention Scorecard
Date: 1956
Description: 10 7/8 inches by 13 1/2 inches cardboard card with rounded corners. At the top of the sign is red lettering that reads, "Newsweek". Below is a red bracket with black lettering inside that reads, "know the POLITICAL SCORE read NEWSWEEK". On the back of the sign is black lettering that reads, "Newsweek's DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION SCORE CARD". The majority of the back is taken up by a large graph, with

Title: Richard Nixon: "A New Alignment For American Unity" Pamphlet
Date: 1968-05-16
Description: 8 1/2 inches by 3 3/4 inches blue pamphlet with white letters on the cover spelling "Richard Nixon: 'A new alignment for American Unity' A nationwide radio address, Thursday, May 16, 1968". Inside the pamphlet are twelve pages that are white with blue writing. In the address Nixon spoke about historical realignments in American politics and that a new one was forming. Nixon described different

Title: President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland Medal
Date: 1887-10
Description: 1-inch round, bronze-tone medal with facing, low-relief jugate portraits of President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland. The portraits are each framed by an oval of raised dots. An eagle is centered above the portraits and below is a shield with stripes resembling the American flag. On the reverse are the words "Souvenir of tour through West & South, President and Mrs. Cleveland

Title: Roosevelt and Fairbanks Jugate with Flag Button
Date: 1904
Description: 1 and 1/4-inch round, pin back button with black and white oval jugate portraits of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks framed by a rope and flanking an American Flag.

Title: S. Grover Cleveland, President of the U.S. Medal
Date: 1884
Description: 1 and 3/8-inch medal with profile portrait in relief of Stephen Grover Cleveland. Surrounding the portrait are the words "S. Grover Cleveland, President of the U.S." On the reverse are the words "Welcome to the President and Mrs. Cleveland" surrounded by a laurel wreath.

Title: Ulysses Grant - The Final Photograph
Date: 1885
Description: Sepia photograph of Grant, as per writing on the back this is the "final photograph" of him. He is seated on the porch, reading a newspaper. On the front bottom "copyright" is written. On the back, the logo for Gilman is printed. There is a medal of a cross with "Gilman," written inside. Below the cross "Canajoharie, N.Y." is printed.

Title: 23rd President U.S.A., Benjamin Harrison Token
Description: 1-inch copper token with low-relief profile portrait of Benjamin Harrison. The words "23rd President U.S.A. 1889 - 1893" are in low-relief block letters above the portrait and "Benjamin Harrison" is in block letters below it. On the reverse of the token in low-relief block letters is extensive text about his career that begins with "Backbone Ben, Son of his Grandfather."

Title: First Voters, Taft Club Button
Date: 1908
Description: 7/8-inch pin back button with the words "First Voters Taft Club" in blue block letters across a center white band. The upper band has eight white stars on a blue background, and the lower band has vertical red and white stripes. Paper label on reverse for J. B. Carroll Buttons (Chicago, Il.)

Title: William Taft Post Card
Date: 1909, 1909
Description: Green postcard with an American flag shield in the center. Inside the shield is a caricature of President William Howard Taft sitting on the ground with his bare feet sticking out, mimicking the Billiken fad of the early 1900's.

Title: Jackson Centennial Celebration Token
Date: 1929
Description: 1 and 1/2-inch bronze token with low relief portrait of Andrew Jackson and featuring Captain Alex Laverty, Horace Blackman and Indian guide Pe-wy-tum shown standing in front of a landscape featuring the Grand River. Token commemorates the 100th anniversary of Jackson, Michigan and the birthplace of the Republican party. The reverse of the token has a profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln flanked by

Title: In Memoriam Theodore Roosevelt Button
Description: 7/8-inch round pin back button with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with a gold star over his head. Arched along the bottom edge is gold text reading "In Memoriam"

Title: Theodore Roosevelt "Our President" Button
Date: 1904
Description: 7/8-inch round, pin back button with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with a gold border, red and white stripes to the left and right, and four stars on blue above and below the image. Button has paper label on reverse for Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney, St. Louis.

Title: "President Nixon. Now More than Ever" Door-Hanger
Date: 1972
Description: Paper door-hanger for President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign. Text at the top reads "Your Nixon Neighborhood Volunteer called." Below is a blue circle containing blue and red text reading "President Nixon. Now more than ever." Below is information about getting in touch with the local campaign, with a blank space at the bottom for the volunteer to fill in their address.

Title: President Ford '76 Brochure
Date: 1976
Description: Brochure with "President Ford '76" printed in white across the top of a photograph of then presidential candidate Gerald Ford on the front. The inside contains quotes from Ford's inaugral speech. It also lists his accomplishments and stances. The brochure was made by the "President Ford Committee".

Title: William Taft Postcard "Growing Smaller"
Date: 1908, 1908
Description: White postcard with black and red text. At the top above two thin red lines are the words "IN JUNE 1908". At the bottom below two red lines are the words "HE'S GROWING SMALLER EVERY DAY". In between the four red lines are a series of ten "Taft" words getting smaller every line down.

Title: 2006 "Presidents of the United States" Postcard
Description: Picture postcard with portraits of American presidents through 2006. In the background is a blurred image of the White House. At the top is a red, white, and blue ribbon with text reading "The Presidents of the United States". Under the ribbon are oval portraits of the 42 presidents. Under each oval is the president's signature, name, and dates of his term. Distributed by Charles Products, Inc

Title: Cynthia E. Barns Letter
Date: 1869
Description: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Cynthia E. Barns of Washington, New Hampshire. In the upper left hand corner is a drawing of Ulysses S. Grant surrounded by a laurel wreath. Under Grant are two American flags. Beneath the picture is text reading "We'll fight it out on this line if it takes all summer". On the back of the envelope, "1869" is written in pen.

Title: "Win With Bush" Bubble Gum Cigar
Description: Bubble gum cigar with the words "Win With Bush" written on the wrapper in white. Produced by Swell Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation.

Title: Protection and Prosperity Glassware Mug
Description: Glassware mug with profile portrait of William McKinley. The words "Protection and Prosperity" are arched above the portrait and "Maj Wm. McKinley" is written below the portrait with ornate décor on the rim and handles of the mug.

Title: James A. Garfield Plate
Description: Glass plate (6"x6") embossed with a profile portrait of James A. Garfield with "James A. Garfield" written along the bottom of the portrait. The edges of the plate has 13 stars.

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