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- "TV Guide: Fall Preview, 1960-1961 Shows," September 24-30, 1960 - The first televised debate between Senator Kennedy and Vice President Nixon was considered a turning point in the 1960 Presidential election. This <em>TV Guide</em> cover announced the new fall lineup while inside an article reminded viewers to watch this debate on Monday, September 26, 1960. It stated, "In an unprecedented event, the citizen in his living room witnesses a campaign debate staged specifically for him."
- September 01, 1960
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"TV Guide: Fall Preview, 1960-1961 Shows," September 24-30, 1960
The first televised debate between Senator Kennedy and Vice President Nixon was considered a turning point in the 1960 Presidential election. This TV Guide cover announced the new fall lineup while inside an article reminded viewers to watch this debate on Monday, September 26, 1960. It stated, "In an unprecedented event, the citizen in his living room witnesses a campaign debate staged specifically for him."
- Soundtrack from the Television Program, "The Making of The President 1960," circa 1963 - These two record discs include the original soundtrack of the "widely acclaimed" television show, "The Making of the President -- 1960." This program, which aired December 29, 1962 on the ABC-TV network, was adapted from Theodore H. White's best-selling book of the same name (published 1961). White's book is often considered the most influential publication about President John F. Kennedy's election.
- 1963-1964
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Soundtrack from the Television Program, "The Making of The President 1960," circa 1963
These two record discs include the original soundtrack of the "widely acclaimed" television show, "The Making of the President -- 1960." This program, which aired December 29, 1962 on the ABC-TV network, was adapted from Theodore H. White's best-selling book of the same name (published 1961). White's book is often considered the most influential publication about President John F. Kennedy's election.
- "Mike Pence at the Vice Presidential Debate" Bobblehead, 2020 - During the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate, a fly landed on the head of Mike Pence. The Vice President, focused on the debate, did not notice--but those watching did. The moment went viral. Entrepreneurs captured the occurrence by producing flyswatters and other ephemera, such as this bobblehead depicting the Vice President who appears oblivious to the fly atop his white hair.
- 2020
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"Mike Pence at the Vice Presidential Debate" Bobblehead, 2020
During the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate, a fly landed on the head of Mike Pence. The Vice President, focused on the debate, did not notice--but those watching did. The moment went viral. Entrepreneurs captured the occurrence by producing flyswatters and other ephemera, such as this bobblehead depicting the Vice President who appears oblivious to the fly atop his white hair.
- Scrapbook of Newspaper Articles, 1856-1860 -
- 1856-1860
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Scrapbook of Newspaper Articles, 1856-1860
- Letter from J. O. Skiller to "Kitt," 1858 - This letter records the first American public demonstration of a steam plow at the Illinois State Fair in 1858, by Joseph W. Fawkes, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The writer notes with enthusiasm that it "will Brake Prairie & old ground in the best manner". He also notes the Senate campaign between Abraham Lincoln and Steven Douglas.
- October 17, 1858
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Letter from J. O. Skiller to "Kitt," 1858
This letter records the first American public demonstration of a steam plow at the Illinois State Fair in 1858, by Joseph W. Fawkes, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The writer notes with enthusiasm that it "will Brake Prairie & old ground in the best manner". He also notes the Senate campaign between Abraham Lincoln and Steven Douglas.
- Correspondence between David James Burrell and Frank D. Hopley, April 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life" - Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. The noted religious writer Reverend David James Burrell wrote that he still felt a tingle when he remembered shaking Abraham Lincoln's hand over sixty years earlier.
- April 01, 1921
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Correspondence between David James Burrell and Frank D. Hopley, April 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life"
Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. The noted religious writer Reverend David James Burrell wrote that he still felt a tingle when he remembered shaking Abraham Lincoln's hand over sixty years earlier.