Ribbon, Richard Nixon, 1968
Ribbon, Richard Nixon, 1968
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- Description
- Former vice president Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, governor of Maryland, were the 1968 Republican candidates for president and vice president. Because they were running against Hubert H. Humphrey, the incumbent vice president, many of their campaign slogans called for change. Nixon and Agnew defeated Humphrey and his running mate Edmund Muskie, senator from Maine.
- Object Name
- Ribbon
- ribbon
- date made
- 1968
- associated date
- 1968
- associated person
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Agnew, Spiro
- associated institution
- Republican National Party
- Physical Description
- textile (overall material)
- pink, black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- PL.315264.2802
- catalog number
- 315264.2802
- accession number
- 315264
- Credit Line
- Honorable Michael V. DiSalle in memory of Thomas H. Williams
- subject
- Political Campaigns
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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