Hoover museum showcases exhibit of presidential political memorabilia

Published Friday October 10th, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEST BRANCH, Iowa - An 1840 Tippecanoe Club ribbon, bundles of ballots from the 1864 presidential race and a "Dicky Poo for '72" button are among the political items on display at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum in West Branch, Iowa.

The "Presidential Political Memorabilia" exhibit is up through Nov. 4, Election Day.

Tippecanoe was a nickname for William Henry Harrison. The 1864 race resulted in the re-election of Abraham Lincoln. And the "Dicky Poo" button referred to Richard Nixon. Other oddities include a Barry Goldwater night light. But campaign buttons from the current contest between including John McCain and Barack Obama are on display as well.

Details at http://hoover.archives.gov/programs/index.html.

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