Bumper sticker, George H.W. Bush, 1988

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Description

Self-sticking bumper stickers became a technological possibility in the mid-twentieth centuries and started to become popular with presidential campaigns in 1952. This 1988 sticker promoted Vice President George H.W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president and his running mate Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana. They defeated their Democratic opponents Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts, and Lloyd Bentsen, senior senator from Texas.

date made

1988

ID Number

1988.0575.036

catalog number

1988.0575.036

accession number

1988.0575

Object Name

Bumper Sticker

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Political History: Political History, General History Collection

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source