Bumper sticker, George H.W. Bush, 1988

National Museum of American History

Object Details

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.
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
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1053189
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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