Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Poster, Political |
Catalog Number |
1986.88.7 |
Date |
1968 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-14.5 W-22 inches |
Description |
This political poster is printed on very thin paper and has a white background. Taking up most of the surface of the poster is a black and white photograph of Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie waving to a crowd. They are both wearing suits and appear to be standing in an assembly of some kind. Across the bottom of the poster in large blue text is printed "HUMPHREY - MUSKIE." There is a blue star on either side of this text. Under this text and to the right is printed, in much smaller type, "NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE AND INDSUTRY FOR HUMPHREY-MUSKIE [dot] 1025 CONNETICUT AVE. N.W., WASHINGTON D.C." |
Notes |
Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie narrowly lost the 1968 United States Presidential Election to former Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate Spiro Agnew. Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota and was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and Americans for Democratic Action. He also served as Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1945 to 1948. Edmund Sixtus "Ed" Muskie was an American politician from Rumford, Maine. He served as Governor of Maine from 1955 to 1959, as a member of the United States Senate from 1959 to 1980, and as Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1980 to 1981. Muskie was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in the 1968 presidential election, running with Hubert Humphrey, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1972. This object was donated on December 30, 1986 by Drexell R. Davis. Davis, a self-described "Yellow Dog" Democrat, held several elected positions in the Kentucky state government. His thirty-three years of public service prompted his interest in collecting political memorabilia. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1968 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Muskie, Edmund Sixtus "Ed", 1914-1996 Humphrey, Hubert H., 1911-1978 |
Subjects |
Campaign posters Campaigns, Political Election posters Elections Governors Political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Political posters Political representation Politicians Politics & government Presidential candidates Presidential elections Vice presidents Senators |
Search Terms |
Democratic Party Democrats Maine Minneapolis (Mn.) Minnesota Secretary Of State Vice Presidential Candidates |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |