Cigarettes, George H.W. Bush, 1988

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Object Details

depicted

Bush, George, H. W.

Description

Beginning in the 1950s, retailers had suggested, somewhat humorously, that sales of campaign-themed cigarettes could be used as a form of polling to gauge election results although totals were never tracked systematically. In 1988, the last year campaign cigarettes were nationally distributed, Vice President George H.W. Bush easily defeated his Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis, governor of Massachusetts.

Credit Line

Robert L. Rice

Date made

1988

ID Number

2000.0083.02

accession number

2000.0083

catalog number

2000.0083.02

Object Name

Cigarette

cigarette pack

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

white; red; blue; black (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 in; 8.89 cm x 5.08 cm

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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