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Associated person:
Carter, Jimmy  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
red, white, blue (overall color)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 5 in; 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm
Object Name:
Tag
Date made:
1976
Description:
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976. This paper tag features his familiar toothy smile and celebrates his background as a peanut farmer. Carter, governor of Georgia, defeated Republican President Gerald Ford who was running to retain the office he had assumed after the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
General subject association:
Political Campaigns  Search this
ID Number:
1977.0039.028
Accession number:
1977.0039
Catalog number:
1977.0039.028
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Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
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Exhibition:
American Democracy
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-e551-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_493366