Contributed by Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
Description
This poster was used during the 1968 vice presidential campaign. Muskie, a native of Rumford, was the running mate of Vice President Humbert H. Humphrey, the Democratic party's presidential candidate.
Muskie was Maine governor from 1955-1959, U.S. Senator from Maine from 1959-1980, and ran in the Democratic primary for president in 1972. He did not win the nomination.
About This Item
- Title: Vice presidential campaign poster, 1968
- Creation Date: circa 1967
- Subject Date: 1968
- Location: USA
- Media: Poster
- Dimensions: 61 cm x 40 cm
- Local Code: poster
- Collection: Lawrence and Louise Butler Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Vice-Presidents--United States--Election--1968--Posters
- Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996
- Presiential campaigns--United States--1968
- Presidents--Election--1968
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For more information about this item, contact:
Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections LibraryBates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240-6018
(207) 786-6354
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