Bank, Barry Goldwater, 1964

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Object Details

associated person

Goldwater, Barry

Description

This plastic bank is just one of the many 1964 presidential campaign novelties that were produced in pairs, one for Barry Goldwater, the Republican nominee, and one for President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic candidate. Johnson, who ascended to the presidency after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, easily defeated Goldwater, a senator from Arizona.

Credit Line

Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana

ID Number

PL.227739.1964.X08

catalog number

227739.1964.X08

accession number

227739

Object Name

Bank

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

white, red, blue (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 4 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 8.255 cm

See more items in

Political 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