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- Presidential Inauguration Button, 2013 - President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- January 21, 2013
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Inauguration Button, 2013
President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- "The Presidential Continental," 1961 - This press kit contains photographs and technical information about the 1961 Presidential Continental, custom-built for the White House and used by President John F. Kennedy. It details differences between the official state car and production Lincoln Continentals -- Kennedy's limousine was 20% longer, weighed nearly 3,000 pounds more, and featured interchangeable roof sections for a variety of occasions and weather conditions.
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
"The Presidential Continental," 1961
This press kit contains photographs and technical information about the 1961 Presidential Continental, custom-built for the White House and used by President John F. Kennedy. It details differences between the official state car and production Lincoln Continentals -- Kennedy's limousine was 20% longer, weighed nearly 3,000 pounds more, and featured interchangeable roof sections for a variety of occasions and weather conditions.
- Presidential Inauguration Socks, 2013 - President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- January 21, 2013
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Inauguration Socks, 2013
President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- Presidential Inauguration Mug, 2009 - On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. More than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of America's first African American president. Souvenirs, like this coffee mug, provided supporters with a tangible remembrance of this historic event.
- 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Inauguration Mug, 2009
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. More than one million Americans came to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of America's first African American president. Souvenirs, like this coffee mug, provided supporters with a tangible remembrance of this historic event.
- Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864-1868 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. Backers of the Union would proudly carry a lantern like this at parades during and just after the Civil War.
- 1864-1868
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864-1868
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. Backers of the Union would proudly carry a lantern like this at parades during and just after the Civil War.
- Presidential Border Coverlet, 1841-1845 -
- 1841-1845
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Border Coverlet, 1841-1845
- 1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine - In 1972, Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Engineering Department provided a new presidential parade limousine to the White House. Unlike previous limos, which either weren't armored or were armored after the fact, the 1972 Lincoln Continental was designed and built for maximum protection from the start. PPG Industries supplied the bullet-resistant glass that provided visibility with the needed level of security.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine
In 1972, Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Engineering Department provided a new presidential parade limousine to the White House. Unlike previous limos, which either weren't armored or were armored after the fact, the 1972 Lincoln Continental was designed and built for maximum protection from the start. PPG Industries supplied the bullet-resistant glass that provided visibility with the needed level of security.
- Invitation to Inauguration of Barack H. Obama and Joseph R. Biden, January 20, 2009 -
- January 20, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Invitation to Inauguration of Barack H. Obama and Joseph R. Biden, January 20, 2009
- Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864-1868 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. Backers of the Union would proudly carry a lantern like this at parades during and just after the Civil War.
- 1864-1868
- Collections - Artifact
Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864-1868
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. Backers of the Union would proudly carry a lantern like this at parades during and just after the Civil War.
- 1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine - In 1972, Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Engineering Department provided a new presidential parade limousine to the White House. Unlike previous limos, which either weren't armored or were armored after the fact, the 1972 Lincoln Continental was designed and built for maximum protection from the start. PPG Industries supplied the bullet-resistant glass that provided visibility with the needed level of security.
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
1972 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine
In 1972, Ford Motor Company's Special Vehicles Engineering Department provided a new presidential parade limousine to the White House. Unlike previous limos, which either weren't armored or were armored after the fact, the 1972 Lincoln Continental was designed and built for maximum protection from the start. PPG Industries supplied the bullet-resistant glass that provided visibility with the needed level of security.