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KN-1972-1

The Keynoter: Spring 1972  The Presidential Candidates of 1884 - Cleveland vs. Blaine. The major feature of this issue relates the story of the 1884 campaign, accompanied by dozens of photos of campaign items. Upon the assassination of President Garfield in 1881, Chester Arthur became President and astonished most of the politicians by advocating reforms and generally doing a fine job. He greatly disappointed his cronies and when the Republicans went to convention in 1884, the nod went to Blaine. The campaign was one of the dirtiest and the results extremely close. Other features include one on satire in politics and on Bryan's speech "No crown of Thorns - No Cross of Gold." Notice: This issue of the Keynoter is depleted. What is being offered is a photocopy of the issue.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1973  Presidential Candidates of 1964. The major feature on this issue is on the campaign of 1964 - Lyndon Johnson vs. Barry Goldwater - including the photos of 500 campaign items from this presidential election. An APIC Project on Parties and Candidates on the Ballot in 1972 by each state is also in this issue, as well as the 1973 APIC Major and Minor Party Price Guides.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1973  The Prohibition Party Candidates. The oldest, continuous third party is the Prohibition Party. The major feature in this issue covers the history and political memorabilia of the candidates of this party. Another interesting feature highlights the O'Hara porcelains, produced by the O'Hara Waltham Dial Company of Waltham, Massachusetts. Most of these political stud back buttons were produced for the 1892 and 1896 campaigns.

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The Keynoter: Autumn 1973  Constitutional Conservatives and States' Rights Parties 1944-1972. The major feature in this issue relates to the history, campaigns and campaign memorabilia of the States' Righters and Constitutional Conservatives. Other features include stories on gold and silver bugs, backname political campaign buttons, items sold by the New England Equipment Company (1880) and Rating the Presidents.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1974  Candidates of Greenback and People's Parties. The Greenback Party began in pre-Civil War times and last fielded candidates in 1960, supporting such candidates as Butler, Cooper and Weaver. The People's Party had their strength with the silver issue of the 1890s and soon declined, holding their last convention in 1912. (There is no connection, direct or indirect, between this party and the People's Party that started up again in 1968.) This feature includes many interesting photos relating to the campaign items of these two parties. Another feature highlights the governor candidates for Illinois from 1818 to the present and includes over 130 photos of items.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1974  Presidential Candidates of the American Labor Party, Liberal Party & Conservative Party. The histories and campaign items for these three parties are featured in this issue. The American Labor Party had its start in 1936 and endorsed FDR as their candidate. The Liberal Party was born in 1944 when David Dubinsky & Alex Rose left the American Labor Party. The Conservative Party was formed in 1962, basically as a New York Party. Also in this issue is a feature on the governor candidates for Oklahoma, including photos

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The Keynoter: Autumn & Winter 1974  Presidential Candidates of 1856. The story and photos of items in this issue's feature tell an interesting story of an interesting election. The Democratic candidate, James Buchanan, won the election over the new Repubican Party, the American Party and the North American Party. The Whigs supported the nominations of the American Party, Fillmore & Donelson. The nominee for president on the new Republican Party, General John Fremont, was only 43 years old. Second place on the ticket was in hot debate, ending up with William Dayton of New Jersey winning out at the convention by 159 votes to 110 for a gentleman from Illinois by the name of Abraham Lincoln. An excellent report on the 1974 APIC National Convention in San Diego, the first national to be held in the west, saw 550 people in attendance, mass media coverage (even Huntley & Brinkley) and 1972 presidential candidate John Schmitz as banquet speaker.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1976  The Communist Party Candidates. Campaign material from the Communist Party is not plentiful, particularly the earlier material. Pamphlets were issued in quantity, but some of the earlier buttons are very elusive, and 3-D material is scarce. The major feature of this issue documents the campaigns and materials of the Communist Party from the 1920s to current. A feature on the Connecticut candidates for governor and senators lists the candidates and photographs dozens of items. A segment of the Project '76 documentation of presidential campaigns items is included.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1976  Our First Five Presidents. This issue features the stories about…and the items supporting…the campaigns of our presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. Another impressive feature of this issue relates to the Missouri Senator & Governor candidates - who ran and who won, plus nearly 200 photos of items from these Missouri state campaigns.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1977  Candidates of the Union Party. This is an interesting party with colorful leaders such as Townsend, Father Coughlin, Gerald L. K. Smith and William Lemke. A variety of materials are pictured supporting this feature. An impressive feature on the Kansas governor and senator candidates is also included in this issue including nearly 150 photos of items from the Kansas state campaigns. The 1976 Ballot Project is also included, a state by state rundown of parties of the ballot in each state.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1977  The Presidential Candidates of 1848. This campaign is usually not considered to be one of the greatest for collectors, but you will note the feature article carries with it a surprising variety of items. The election featured Taylor & Fillmore for the Whigs, Cass and Butler for the Democratic Party and Van Buren & John Francis Adams (son of John Q. Adams) for the Free Soil Party. Over 100 photos of campaign items accompany this issue. Another feature highlights the candidates for governor and for U.S. senator for Washington plus over 100 photos.

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The Keynoter: Autumn-Winter 1977  The Presidential Candidates of 1976. The material available for the 1976 campaign was a bit more varied than usual and the green used by Carter was in contrast to the usual red, white and blue. The peanut items of Carter and the Ford auto items added a different touch to the campaign. Also, the 3-D items seemed more prevalent in '76. The 1976 features in this issue are supplemented by nearly 250 photos of campaign items. Another feature is this issue highlights the candidates for governor and U.S. senator for Georgia, including nearly 100 photos of state campaign items.

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The Keynoter: Autumn/Winter 1978-79  Andrew Jackson Campaign. (Please note, for a brief period of time the APIC publication was called "The Standard") This issue includes an excellent article about the campaign of Jackson vs. Van Buren. An interview with Barry Goldwater also carries a spread of some of the best of the Goldwater buttons. ALPIC, the Locals Chapter, has a feature on the 1978 elections including the listing of candidates for each state for the Senatorial races, the winners of the 1978 Congressional races and the results of the gubernatorial races for each state.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1979  America Needs Stevenson. (Please note, for a brief period of time the APIC publication was called "The Standard") This is an interesting issue with several features on Adlai Stevenson and a couple on Nelson Rockfeller. Other articles relate to political lithophanes, Willkie wooden nickels and a brief story on the 1952 on-the-street photographers who made unique buttons by snapping your photo and placing it with either Ike or Adlai on a pinback "campaign" button.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1980  16 to 1 - W.J. Bryan & Free Silver. William Jennings Bryan, although he never became president, was a fascinating campaigner.with some fascinating campaign memorabilia! The stories of these campaigns and photos of over 150 of these items are covered in several features in this issue. The feature on the Jackson frogs and the Long Family of Louisiana also carry great illustrations. A segment of the APIC Project 1980 includes descriptions & photos of nearly 50 items.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1980  Harry Truman and the 1948 Election. Most of this issue is dedicated to the Truman campaign of 1948. The articles are highlighted with some tremendous examples of political items from this campaign - over 150 photos. There is also an excellent article on backname campaign buttons and a section on APIC Project 1980 with descriptions & photos of nearly 50 items.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1980  1844: James K. Polk vs. Henry Clay. The three first features of this issue are devoted to the campaign and election of 1844 and the campaign artifacts that went along with it. Dozens of photos of these items - tokens, ribbons, pewter-rimmed etchings under glass, cloth banners, snuff boxes, cup plates, cigar cases and ivory cane heads show this campaign off very well. A new APIC postcard project is launched with this issue and a section of the APIC Project 1980 features descriptions and pictures of nearly 60 campaign items.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1980  Kennedy vs. Nixon - The Election of 1960. This was a fascinating campaign between two young candidates. The first televised presidential debates, following aggressive primaries and exciting conventions had captured the country's attention. Dozens of items from the 1960 campaign supplement these features. A second installment of the APIC Postcard Project is in this issue, as well as another installment of APIC Project 1980, describing and showing over 80 items from the campaign.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1981  American Cause Movements. Outstanding features on the radical labor movements in America; on Belva A. Lockwood who ran for president on the Equal Rights Ticket in 1884; and, on Prohibition highlight this issue. All carry outstanding examples of political artifacts relating to their cause. A section of the APIC Project 1980 includes descriptions & photos of nearly 40 additional buttons from the 1980 campaign. The APIC Postcard Project features examples of both suffrage and prohibition postcards in this issue.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1981  1904: Roosevelt vs. Parker. The election of 1904 pitted Theodore Roosevelt, one of the most dominating, charismatic figures ever to hold the presidency, against Alton B. Parker, one of the most able (and least remembered) figures in American politics. Several features in this issue relate to this campaign and the memorabilia that ensued. Over 150 photos relating to the campaign are included. This segment of the APIC Project 1980 includes descriptions & photos of 60 items.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1981  1840 and 1888 - Tippecanoe Twice. William Henry and Benjamin Harrison. This issue features the campaigns and campaign memorabilia of William Henry Harrison, and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison. The images of campaign flags, tokens, ribbons, sulphide brooches, Lustreware porcelain, mechanical buttons, sheet music and other momentoes enhance the articles greatly. Seventy-five additional items are described and pictured in this section of the APIC Project 1980.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1981  Considered the "Romney issue," an excellent interview with the Governor also includes 50 pictures of Romney campaign items. The Joe McCarthy feature shows the few items known for McCarthy campaigns. A good history of APIC's oldest specialty chapter (American Locals Political Items Collectors), illustrations of early historical ribbons, and political postcards comprise other features. The APIC Project 1980 describes and pictures 90 campaign buttons from the 1980 presidential campaign.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1982  The Politics of Righteousness. Woodrow Wilson's Campaigns of 1912 and 1916. Most of this issue relates to features on Wilson, including photos of dozens of Wilson campaign items. The Liberty Bond feature, showing a variety of buttons, ribbons and posters, relate closely to the Wilson features. An interesting article on presidential license plates illustrates samples from most inaugurations from 1933 up through 1981. Sixty more items are described and illustrated in this segment of the APIC Project 1980.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1982  The 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater makes a fascinating story for political historians and collectors alike. The issues were compelling-civil rights, the Vietnam War, economic prosperity. The Goldwater campaign produced an abundance of interesting buttons and 3-dimensional items, many of which are shown with these features. Other features are on Mark Hanna, Gene Talmadge, John Ashbrook and the 1982 Democratic Party conference.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1982  20th Century Causes: Suffrage - ERA - Watergate. The three major features in this issue, the ones on ERA and Woman's Suffrage by Edith Mayo and the Watergate memorabilia by Elizabeth Wharton, all have great illustrations supporting the articles - nearly 470 photos in total!

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The Keynoter: Winter 1982  This is truly a George McGovern issue - including an interview and coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign and earlier McGovern campaigns. The features are supplemented by well over 300 illustrations of political items relating to McGovern.

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The Keynoter: Spring/Summer 1983  Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Age of the New Deal. FDR was elected president four times. During these campaigns, hundreds of items were produced - both pro and con. It seems only natural, to cover such a broad area that this special issue is the largest Keynoter ever produced. Nearly 1,350 photos of items are included!.a wide range of campaign memorabilia including buttons and badges, ribbons, tapestries, tickets, posters, stickers, postcards, pencils, license plate attachments, fobs, clocks, pennants, stamps, canes, ties, fans, plaques, banks, plates, tumblers and mugs, cigars and pipes, even knives and straight razors! For the FDR collector, this issue is a must have!

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The Keynoter: Fall/Winter 1983  From Chaos to Catastrophe - John W. Davis and the Ordeal of the Democrats. Davis.or any other Democrat.was destined for defeat in 1924, thus little money was spent on campaign memorabilia. However, the three features in this issue on Davis and the campaign provide an excellent review of this election and photos of nearly 70 Davis items. The issue also carries excellent illustrated features on Benjamin Harrison and the campaign of 1896, on political stereographs, John Nance Garner and the Prohibition Party.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1984  The Campaigns of Thomas E. Dewey highlight this issue. Nearly 200 photos of Dewey campaign items - everything from buttons and ribbons to neckties and a lady's compact - supplement the articles. Features on Henry Clay and Harold Stassen round out the issue.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1984  Prosperity's Advance Agent - William McKinley Part One - 1896. McKinley's campaigns represented the "golden age" in campaign items, the beginning of the celluloid button, and offering some wonderful graphics and creativity. Two issues of the Keynoter, 1984 #1 and 1984 #2 are together being dedicated to the McKinley campaign stories and materials and together picture over 900 items! This issue also carries an interesting feature on Eric Sebastian, the 1968 "phantom" candidate of the phantom National Hamiltonian Party.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1984  Prosperity and Expansion - William McKinley Part Two - 1897-1901. McKinley's campaigns represented the "golden age" in campaign items, the beginning of the celluloid button, and offering some wonderful graphics and creativity. Two issues of the Keynoter, 1984 #1 and 1984 #2 are together being dedicated to the McKinley campaign stories and materials and together picture over 900 items! This issue also carries an interesting feature on Charles Lindbergh, along with dozens of buttons and other items depicting the young aviator.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1985  The Irish influence in American politics comprises the bulk of this issue. The illustrated articles, in total, provide an excellent background for this important segment of our country's political history. The Irish presence in America dates back to colonial days but it wasn't until after 1815, and particularly after the potato crop failures of the 1840s that the Irish Catholic influence became significant. Names like Jimmy Walker, "Honest John" Kelly, Richard Croker, William J. Donovan, James M. Curley, Richard J. Daley, John Fitzgerald and the Kennedys are all highlighted in the pages of this issue, along with photos of the memorabilia from their campaigns.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1985  John C. Fremont - The First Republican Candidate for President, 1856. Fremont's candidacy and the founding of the Republican Party is the subject of the major feature in this issue. Well written, the article is accompanied by nearly 30 photos of Fremont items including cloth banners, ribbons and flags. The issue also includes an excellent feature on Illinois politician, Frank O. Lowden, and an interesting feature on the 1980 Democratic convention and the fight for an "open" convention.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1986  The Wendell Willkie campaign of 1940. This is primarily a Willkie issue with stories and features and illustrations of nearly every facet of the Willkie campaign. Perhaps up until that time, there had never been a greater distribution of campaign buttons. Willkie buttons were everywhere. Over 350 illustrations of campaign memorabilia accompany the Willkie features in this issue.

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The Keynoter: Mid-Year 1986  TR 1912 - Debs 1920 - Fillmore 1856. This issue carries three major themes from three different eras. The first four articles relate primarily to the Teddy Roosevelt-Hiram Johnson Bull Moose campaign of 1912. There is also a feature on the 1920 campaign of Eugene Debs authored by the candidate himself, plus a feature on Millard Fillmore. Additional articles in the issue include stories on political sheet music, campaign pillows, woman's suffrage, Admiral George Dewey for President, early campaign medals, and the history of Harpers Ferry.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1986  The Campaigns of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 and 1956. This complete issue of 60 pages is dedicated to the Eisenhower campaigns of the 50s. Not only is there a variety of interesting stories about the campaigns and the issues, but the campaign memorabilia photographed is beyond impressive - nearly 900 items! This includes buttons and convention badges, tabs, ribbons, bandannas, sheet music, pennants, auto attachments, printed programs and jewelry. APIC Ike specialist, John Pendergrass, has authored most of these articles.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1987  William Howard Taft - 1908 and 1912. This is a Taft issue.nearly half the features relating either to Taft, the candidate, or to the elections of 1908 and 1912. The campaign memorabilia for Taft from these two campaigns is noteworthy, particularly in its variety. The Taft buttons and postcards were graphic. But the badges, glass tumblers, ceramic plates, and other items helped to make these campaigns interesting and collectible. Other features in the issue include stories about dating Jackson china, Ohio's George Pendleton, Grant's last campaign and APIC postcard and sheet music projects.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1987  Wilson vs. Hughes. Although the cover features the Wilson-Hughes campaign, the primary feature in this issue is the excellent compilation of 19th century campaign songs. This feature provides the words to many songs supporting William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, James Buchanan, Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Horace Greeley, U.S. Grant, Franklin Pierce and more.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1987  Collecting Campaign Biographies. The major feature on collecting campaign biographies emphasizes early campaigns and is well written. Other features in the issue include articles on Judson Harmon for President, H. L. Mencken for Vice President, Franklin Roosevelt's campaign visit to Indiana in 1920, the campaigns of George H.W. Bush, and T.R. and the Quakers.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1988  Charles Evans Hughes and the Campaign of 1916 is the lead feature for this issue and includes dozens of great photos of Hughes campaign buttons. Another feature is on Charles Fairbanks, Hughes' running mate, who had already served as vice president under TR. An outstanding feature on political carte-de-visites discusses the impact of CDV's and is highlighted by photos of several presidents, presidential candidates, and first ladies. Poster collectors will enjoy the illustrated feature on the Mondale-Ferraro posters of 1984.

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The Keynoter: Summer-Fall 1988  Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Presidency. The three major features in this issue all relate to the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. The articles are well done and are accompanied by some interesting Davis memorabilia. Other articles in this issue include the Campaign Diary, Personal Impressions of a Political Activist during the late 1980s, an outstanding photo feature on cartes-de-visites and a feature on George McClellan.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1988  "All Aboard" - Whistlestop Campaigning in America. This group of feature articles, most by Edward Segal, cover the exciting experiences of campaigning by rail from the mid-1800s up to the present. Whistle-Stop tours were as common as torch light parades and helped the candidates' visibility with large crowds who turned out at each stop. Many photos accompany these stories. The feature on recollections offers comments about whistle-stops by many participants including William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, Eugene Debs, Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon and others. Other features in this issue include the miracle of Truman defeating Dewey in 1948, contrary to all the national polls; the 1952 Republican party television commercial campaign during the second week of October and the role it played; and the "romance" between Alice Roosevelt and Prince Henry of Prussia.

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The Keynoter: Spring-Summer 1989  MacArthur for President - a thorough feature on the movement to run General Douglas MacArthur for President, including over 70 photos of MacArthur buttons and memorabilia. Keynoter editor Michael Kelly's feature on his experiences as a member of the Electoral College in 1988, the story behind the Scientists and Engineers for Johnson & Humprey materials, and a feature on Reagan-Bush posters from 1984 highlight this issue.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1989  Special Issue. APIC is proud that Clark Clifford has authorized the Keynoter to offer the first publication of his John McGovern Award presentation "If I Should Write a Book". This presentation, along with accompanying photos, appears here in its entirety. The John P. McGovern Award Lecture is provided under the Aupices of The Cosmos Club Foundation. The second major feature of this issue is an article on the Treasures from the University of Hartford's Museum of American Political Life. J. Doyle DeWitt, chairman of the Travelers Insurance Companies and an APIC board member, was also a trustee of the University of Hartford. The "DeWitt Collection" was a huge, noteworthy collection of political memorabilia. After Mr. DeWitt's death, most of his collection was in storage but eventually became available to the public through the Museum of American Political Life and its curator, Edmund B. Sullivan. The story of the museum, and its ups and downs, as well as photos of the collection itself, are told through this feature.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1989  1968 - The Summer of Our Discontent. The major feature of this issue is an outstanding interview with Senator Eugene McCarthy on his experiences with the 1968 campaign and including nearly 200 photos of McCarthy campaign buttons and other memorabilia. McCarthy had some of the more unusual designs on buttons. The interview with Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to seek the nomination of a major political party, is also well represented with photos of her campaign buttons and leaflets. Yet a third feature, on Congressman Claude Pepper of Florida, who died in 1989, covers his entire political career.

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The Keynoter: Spring/Summer 1990  Abraham Lincoln vs. Joseph Lane, The Real Election of 1860. The major feature of this issue is an interesting article describing what happened in 1860, what nearly happened and what might have happened had that election been determined by majority popular vote rather than by the new electoral college system. Other features include articles on the Kennedys of the Future, the "Red Herring" in American Politics, McKinley's Congressional campaigns, the cartoons of William Norman Ritchie and Wesleyan-Taft Day. There is also coverage for the APIC Postcard Project and the APIC Sheet Music project.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1990  States Rights 1948 - The Southern View. Strom Thurmond and the States Rights Party, to many Southern voters, represented the true heritage of the Democratic Party. This feature, accompanied by 30 political cartoons on the subject, show how heated the debate really was. Several other interesting features in this issue include the Churchill and Truman Iron Curtain Speech, Eisenhower and his problems with Joe McCarthy, 1880 presidential put-down ribbons and a feature on the U.S.S. Oregon.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1990  The Campaigns of Nelson Rockefeller. This major feature covers all the campaigns of Nelson A. Rockefeller including nearly 140 photos of Rockefeller campaign items! Three other features in this issue include the 1924 presidential bid by Alabama's Oscar Underwood, the movement to call Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and the various candidates and parties of the 1852 presidential campaign, ultimately won by Franklin Pierce and William Rufus King.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1991  Debs, Thomas and the Socialist Party. The major feature on the history of The Socialist Party and the primary leadership of Eugene Debs and Norman Thomas highlights this issue. Dozens of articifacts from the campaigns between 1900 and 1964 are shown. Other features in this issue include articles on Cassius M. Clay, the Freedom Fighter, the Cox Train placard and the badge that McKinley wore.

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The Keynoter: Summer-Fall 1991  Nixon for Governor. Although Nixon's race for the Governor of California is featured in this issue, along with the items from that campaign, there are several other features that carry equal weight. William McKinley in the Philippines, TR and the Miners and the Legacy of John A. Logan, James Blaine's running-mate, are all well done and well illustrated. Smaller features on Daniel Webster's visit to Boston, Ike and the Junior Commandos, Richard Bland of Missouri and electioneering in 1807 are noteworthy.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1991  The Campaigns of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Although this issue leads with a major feature on Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., it carries a variety of features on a range of topics. The Lodge feature is noteworthy, and is accompanied by photos of over 30 Lodge related items. A feature on the Roorback tradition in American politics.what is a Roorback? Read and find out! Other features are on Tennessee's Edward Ward Carmack and political skullduggery, modern third party rarities, Charlie Halleck Day, Lincoln covers, lowering the voting age and the presidential campaign of 1884.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1992  The Democratic Campaign of 1880. "The Superb Hancock!" The major feature in this issue relates to the 1880 campaign for the presidency by Hancock and English. The thorough story is accompanied by a good variety of photos of Hancock campaign memorabilia. Other features in the issue relate to the run for the presidency by Mark Twain, the presidential runs by Arkansas governors Faubus and Rockefeller and a story on Winfield Scott. Another feature on Assessing the Opposition is authored by J. Quinn Brisben, the 1992 presidential candidate for the Socialist Party.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1992  Local Campaigns of Nominees for President and Vice President. The major feature gives an interesting accounting.and photos of campaign items.relating to the earlier races and offices held by future presidents and vice presidents. Dozens of items are pictured. A second major feature relates to the campaigns of Kentucky's Albert B. "Happy" Chandler and includes over 50 items from Chandler's various campaigns.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1992  "Keep Cool With Coolidge" The Campaigns of Calvin Coolidge. This issue centers around the 1924 campaign of Calvin Coolidge and his running mate, Charles Gates Dawes, and the political memorabilia that accompanied it. There are 175 photos of Coolidge items supporting this issue - buttons, ribbons, stickers, bells, fobs, thimbles, stamps, cigar bands, records, fans, sheet music and posters.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1993  "All The Way With LBJ!" - the Campaign buttons of Lyndon Johnson. Calling this issue a button issue is perhaps an understatement. However, anyone interested in the documentation of Lyndon Johnson campaign buttons need look no further than this issue! Nearly 450 photos accompany the articles on Johnson.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1993  The Adams Family - The Campaigns of 1796, 1800, 1824 and 1828. This issue documents rather thoroughly the campaigns and elections involving John Adams, our second president, and John Quincy Adams, his son. There are not a whole lot of Adams' campaign items but some good examples are displayed including thread boxes, medallions, ribbons and ballots. Another excellent feature in this issue centers on our early presidents and their French connection. Two more features relate to Teddy Roosevelt sheet music and to an interview with Dr. John Hagelin of The Natural Law Party.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1993  Clinton in Arkansas (Local campaigns 1974 to 1990). The major feature in this issue relates to the political career of Bill Clinton prior to the presidency. The major article and the photos of campaign items and activities are noteworthy. Another major article is the very thorough story on Joseph Cannon's run for the presidency. Joe Cannon was a tremendously popular politician. There were Joe Cannon cigars and his image graced the cover of the first issue of TIME magazine.

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The Keynoter: Spring/Summer 1994  The Political Ascent of James Buchanan. Two major features on James Buchanan highlight this issue, accompanied by dozens of artifacts from the 1856 campaign between Buchanan, Fremont and Fillmore. There are other excellent features on local candidates, Presidential Christmas cards, and on Charles McNary, Wendell Willkie's running mate.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1994  1952: The Last Real Conventions. A major feature on the '52 political conventions highlight this issue, both from an historical prospect as well as the photos of convention items shown. The stories of strong men - Taft, Eisenhower, Kefauver, Russell, Kerr, Harriman, Warren, Mac Arthur, Douglas, Stevenson - make for interesting reading. The convention floor debate in 1956 between Kefauver and Kennedy is the subject of another feature. Also noteworthy are the pages of photos of "blockbuster" items from the David Frent collection that support the book review on "Running for President."

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The Keynoter: Winter 1994  Indiana: The Mother of Vice Presidents. The major feature in this issue relates to the number of Vice Presidents, or Vice-President hopefuls, who have come from Indiana - Colfax, English, Hendricks, Fairbanks, Kern, Quayle and more. The issue also carries stories and photos of items from the Benjamin Harrison campaigns. Several feature on the 1912 campaign, the year of fragmentation, are also excellent, including the major players on Wilson, Taft, T. Roosevelt, Eugene Debs, Lafollette, Oscar Underwood and Eugene Chafin.

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The Keynoter: Spring 1995  The Forgotten Eagle: Altgeld of Illinois. This is a rather obscure politician to merit several features in a single issue. But, John P. Altgeld was a true hero to the radical farmers and labor activists in the 1890s. He proved to be "Fearless and True." These features highlight many of these stories, and are accompanied by the political items which went along with them. Most of these are authored by APIC member Jim Kotche. The excellent feature on the fight against infantile paralysis and the FDR gala balls for the cause is noteworthy.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1995  Special Golden Anniversary Edition. APIC: The First Fifty. This is a nostalgia issue for many collectors, a history of our organization for others. The major feature, written by Ed Sullivan, traces the history of APIC from the beginning in 1945 up through 1995 - 50 years.from a collecting area with just a handful of known serious collectors that could be counted on your fingers, to a strong collecting area with thousands of collectors. The issue also carries features on assisting the collector with their collecting hobby.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1995  Features on labor's John L. Lewis, Will Rogers and the presidency and the 1920's Teapot Dome scandal. The story of the physical assult of a Republican senator from the North by a Democratic congressman from the South-on the Senate floor itself-is well covered in The Caning of Sumner. Commonly known as "nose-thumbers" the feature on the Garfield and Hancock "devil dolls" tells all about them.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1996  Franklin Pierce - "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills". This is an interesting issue. Not only does it feature three articles on President Pierce, but also several articles on Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, plus three features on John Kennedy. The features on the earlier presidents carry some outstanding photos of campaign items of a wide variety - ribbons, medallions, a mirror, Pierce cigar box, sheet music, ballots, a Jackson sewing box, porcelain items and a stoneware jug.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1996  Special Issue on Three-Dimensional Campaign Items. Any political collector who has a special fondness for 3-D items over buttons is going to enjoy this issue! From tumblers and license plate attachments to bloomers and silk stockings, from filiment lightbulbs to packs of cigarettes, the stories behind some of the 3-D items are as interesting as the items themselves. The great feature on the history of "O.K." stemming back to the 1840 campaign of Van Buren and "Old Kinderhook" is a catch phrase still used several times a day by the average American over 160 years later! Another extensive feature covers the history and philosophy of the Theocratic Party with Homer A. Tomlinson and W. R. Rogers.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1996  "A Nation Mourns" - Memorial Items from the Death of Presidents. Memorial items are certainly a very special niche in the total area of presidential collecting, but an interesting one. The badges, photos, ribbons, buttons, glassware & china of a memorial nature can comprise a rather extensive collection. Other features in this issue include Al Smith's brown derby, Socialist Party items and a feature on American political cartoon art.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1997  George Bush. This issue highlights some of the more unusual buttons available from the campaigns of George H.W. Bush in 1988 and 1992. In both features, the buttons are both pictured and described - 100 in all. A feature on Civil War campaign letterheads and two features on Eleanor Roosevelt are also included in this issue.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1997  The Whig Legacy. This issue, primarily authored by Roger Fischer, does a tremendous job of exactly what the title reflects - provides a thorough story of the Whig Legacy. The dozens of photos of political items from the Whig campaigns are a treat!

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The Keynoter: Winter 1997  Ohio State Political Items. The major feature in this issue was developed by the ALPIC chapter, the American Local Political Items Collectors. From all the Ohio gubernatorial races they have selected, and in this feature, describe and picture the 20 top gubernatorial pins and the 16 top governor ribbons. This issue also carries features on inaugural license plates, Panama Canal items, the Election of 1932 and a feature on Augustus Van Wyck, TR's gubernatorial opponent.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1998  Leonard Wood for President. General Leonard Wood was a viable Republican candidate in 1920 - he won the first five primaries! The articles in this issue on Wood.and his campaign memorabilia.show the strength and character of this leader. Other features on William J. Gaynor, Bob Shuler and the Prohibitionists and the story of the Universal Party make this an interesting issue.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1998  Special Issue: James M. Cox. This is a major issue devoted to the Democratic presidential candidate of 1920 and his running mate, James M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Although the articles in this issue are noteworthy in their own right, through the assistance of APIC member Robert Fratkin in gaining access to the Cox Enterprises impressive collection, the visuals make this issue historically significant comprising 250 photos of Cox-related political items.

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The Keynoter: Winter 1998  Images of American Radicalism. The features in this issue relating to the Socialist Party, their candidates and campaign items, primarily highlight the Zeidler years. The feature on American Radicalism highlights the Socialist Labor Party, United Labor Ticket, Communist Party, Socialist Party and the Progressive Party. Other features include Georgia politics and TR cartoon art.

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The Keynoter: Summer 1999  Collecting Lincoln. This entire issue is dedicated to Lincoln features and Lincoln memorabilia. Some 100 illustrations accompany these features making this an extremely interesting issue for the Lincoln collector.

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The Keynoter: Fall 1999  Patsy Mink for President. An APIC interview with Patsy Mink, Senator from Hawaii, who made a bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1972. Also, an article on Hawaii's Favorite Son for President, Hiram Fong. A feature on How Hale is the Chief? Explores what we really know about the health of our chief executives-and what should we know?

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The Keynoter: Winter 1999  A good share of this issue is comprised of features relating to the mayors of New York City - their philosophy, the campaigns and the issues which they faced. Nearly 150 illustrations accompany these New York City features. The quotes from presidents on their views of the White House is another interesting feature, as well as the story about President Truman building a balcony on the south portico of the White House.

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The Keynoter: Spring 2000  Doug Wilder for President - an interview with Wilder, Virginia governor and presidential candidate along with many photos of Wilder political campaign items. Also, an interview, with APIC member U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode of Virginia, and an excellent feature on Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, along with pictures of gubernatorial, senatorial and presidential items for Byrd, really make this a Virginia issue!

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The Keynoter: Summer 2000  The Election of 1924 featuring John W. Davis and Calvin Coolidge. Shows many Coolidge & Davis items and features an excellent accounting of the Democratic convention where Davis won on the 103rd ballot. Also articles on the La Follette campaign of 1924. Feature on the "If I Were 21" buttons, before the voting age was lowered to 18. Interview with APIC member Congressman James Rogan.

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The Keynoter: Winter 2000  The Election of 1960. Several interesting features on the 1960 presidential campaign between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy highlight this issue. This was a tremendously close race with Kennedy not being able to even capture the majority of the popular vote. The articles are supplemented by a variety of campaign items. Other features in this issue include articles on Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, an interview with presidential candidate Phil Crane, the Reagan-Ford battle in the '76 Republican convention and several other features on Gerald Ford including one on the famous WIN buttons.

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The Keynoter: Summer 2001  Desert Story: The Gulf War - an excellent article on the circumstances leading up to the war and the conduct of the war, along with memorabilia of the war - buttons (both pro and con), patches, banners, even dolls. Nearly 150 photos accompany this feature! Also, excellent features on political postcards and on the American Nazi Party's George Lincoln Rockwell.

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The Keynoter: Fall 2001  Political Folk Art. The major feature in this issue, by Dr. Ed Sullivan, is a great article on presidential folk art, along with a number of illustrations. An APIC interview with vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, is highlighted with the picturing of 100 Ferraro political items! Are features in this issue include an article on political stanhopes, John W. Davis items, and a feature on Gus Hall, presidential candidate for the U.S. Communist Party.

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The Keynoter: Winter 2001  Clinton Collectors in the Oval Office. President Clinton, who has his own political collection, invites the leadership of the Clinton chapter to a session in the Oval Office. This visit is well documented in this feature. An interview with presidential candidate Pat Robertson includes a good selection of the Robertson political memorabilia.

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The Keynoter: Spring 2002  Tilden vs. Hayes: The Election of 1876. This is an interesting issue with a little bit of something for everyone. The feature articles relate to the campaign of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden and include dozens of campaign items including brass-shell badges, ribbons and paper lanterns and more. The 2000 Republican Convention in Philadelphia is also well covered and shows a variety of hard-to-find items. There is an APIC interview with 1972 candidate "Pete" McCloskey and a profile story on APIC #1 - Joe Fuld.

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The Keynoter: Summer 2002  "Winning is better than losing" - Michael Dukakis. An interview with Michael Dukakis and several features on the Dukakis & Bush 1988 campaign highlights many of the interesting Dukakis items from that campaign. This issue also carries a major feature on the FDR metal clocks by Tom Tedford, the first in several continuing features on this theme that will appear in later issues.

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The Keynoter: Fall 2002  "After TR: The Election of 1908". This issue features the interesting campaign and election of 1908, which is also known for its large number of interesting campaign items! Many of these items are shown with the 1908 articles, particularly the graphic buttons and postcards. Not only are the "Bill's" of this campaign well known - Bill Taft and Bill Bryan - but the candidates of the minor parties were also noteworthy, names like Debs, Chafin, Watson and Hisgen. A second segment on the metal FDR clocks also shows up in this issue.

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The Keynoter: Winter 2002  "I Like Ike" vs. "Madly for Adlai". The election of 1952 was the first election in which media began to dominate. Some TV commercials replaced street corner speeches and mass media replaced mass rallies. A good feature with nearly 50 illustrations. The Lester Maddox interview gives excellent insight into an often misunderstood politician. As presidential candidate for the American Independent Party, a number of his political items are shown.

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The Keynoter: Spring 2003  Grant vs. Seymour: The Campaign of 1868. This issue carries several features on the 1868 campaign, along with 75 wonderful photos of Grant & Seymour campaign items - flags, paper lanterns, celluloid shire collars, jugate brass badges, ribbons, and more. The APIC interview with Senator Paul Simon also carries 50 photos of Simon campaign buttons.

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The Keynoter: Summer 2003  Henry Wallace and the Progressive Party of 1948. The 1948 presidential campaign with Henry Wallace and Glen Taylor heading up the Progressive Party ticket, provides some interesting stories. The Wallace features are supplemented with over 100 photos of political items. It's hard to find more photos of full dinner pail items than in the feature, "The Full Dinner Pail," an image that was popular with the cartoonists for years to come.

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The Keynoter: Fall 2003  1968: A Year Like No Other. This issue features articles on most of the "players" in the noteworthy 1968 presidential campaign along with dozens of photos and campaign items. Another APIC interview, with Congressman Ron Paul, discusses the Libertarian voice in America.

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The Keynoter: Winter 2003  The Campaign of 1928 - Herbert Hoover vs. Al Smith. The election of 1928 was a rarity - it did not offer voters a choice between the lesser of two evils. Both Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Al Smith were generally perceived as unusually skilled and substantial statesmen. A variety of stories and features in this issue relate to the '28 campaign and are illustrated with dozens of Hoover and Smith campaign items of wide variety.

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The Keynoter: Spring 2004  The Enduring Image of Theodore Roosevelt. This is a very special issue of the Keynoter. It is the first issue which is in full color.from cover to cover. It is the first issue to accept advertising. The lead article in this issue, "Running for President" is by renowned historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Keynoter editor Michael Kelly authored the two feature articles on Teddy Roosevelt, which include some great photos of TR campaign items. There are informative articles on "What is a classic?" and "What is a jugate?" And, articles on Woodrow Wilson and Commencement 1917 and Pro- & Anti-Expansion buttons in 1900.

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The Keynoter: Summer 2004  The central theme is World War II, with a featured article, "The Time of Their Lives," by Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC Nightly News, and featuring many war-time political buttons and other collectibles. There is also a feature on publisher William Randolph Hearst: Political Hopful, another on the first Reagan Victory: 1966, and others on John Kerry locals, Barry Goldwater and Woodrow Wilson.

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The Keynoter: Fall/Winter 2004  This is a special Southern Politics issue. a major feature on the "Republican Emergence in the south: Causes and Consequences," is authored by Charles S. Bullock III, the Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia. There are also features on Senator Richard B. Russell, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, President Jimmy carter, Populist Thomas Watson, Senator Strom Thurmond, and more. All articles feature photos of related political artifacts.

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The Keynoter: Spring 2005  Religion in Politics with a special feature on Ronald Reagan by Rev. Billy Graham. Editor Michael Kelly does a broad sweep of religion in politics over the years. There is a feature on "The Rise and Fall of Father Coughlin the Radio Priest," and one on "William Jennigs Bryan and the Tree of Life." A feature on the Prohibition Party and Bryan & Towne in 1900 round out this issue. All articles feature photos of related political artifacts.

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