Object Details
- associated person
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
- Description
- In the 1868 and 1872 presidential elections, Ulysses S. Grant was viewed as a promising politician who could calm the agitated, post-war nation. In addition to his successful generalship in the conflict, Grant campaigned as a cool-headed presence, running on the slogan “Let Us Have Peace.” He was able to unite a vast coalition of northern Republicans, formerly enslaved persons in the south, and young voters hoping to move on from the ugly politics of the era, and defeat Horatio Seymour in the 1868 campaign. Ultimately, however, he was seen as a naive politician who allowed enormous corruption and scandal to overtake his administrations
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
- associated date
- 1868
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1868.J08
- catalog number
- 227739.1868.J08
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Ribbon
- Object Type
- ribbon
- Physical Description
- textile (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 3/4 in x 3 in; 19.685 cm x 7.62 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
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_490771
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a179-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
