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That '70s campaign
Earlier today, while writing about the Edwards selection, I needed to check whether Senator Lloyd Bentsen had actually run for president in 1976 or just talked about it. It didn't answer my question, but I stumbled across the site 4president.org I didn't look at its material on the 2004 election, but going back to 1960, they have a bumpersticker, and the text of the basic campaign brochure of every candidate for president, even those who ran in only a few primaries. A very useful resource. Just for a great reminder of just how different the mid-1970s was, check out just these bumper stickers, for the font alone:
plus, a bonus: free subscription to The Note for anyone who can honestly say you knew that Robert C. Byrd had once run for president. You are a true geek!
Posted by Mark Schmitt on July 7, 2004 | Permalink
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And one year later, the expansion Toronto Blue Jays would steal Robert Byrd's font to use on their uniform numbers.
Posted by: dmm | Jul 8, 2004 2:01:09 PM
I don't know. Their Goldwater bumber sticker is remarkably different from the one in my parents' living room.
Posted by: jlw | Jul 8, 2004 2:39:50 PM
Mark,
Probably the best source for primary data in CQ's "Guide to Elections. Another good source (for more recent elections) is "America Votes."
Posted by: Pat Reddy | Jul 9, 2004 3:32:43 PM
As a PS to my earlier post,
Trivia point: the primary campaigns of 1972 and 1976 drew the most "name" Democratic candidates ever: 13 in '76 and 11 in '72. Both were races with no Demo incumbent, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised by the high numbers.
Hey, you knew I'd get excited hearing and talking about the 1970s!
Posted by: Pat Reddy | Jul 9, 2004 4:27:41 PM
I hoped to find the 1972 American Independent Party candidate's bumper sticker on-line. John G. Schmitz finished ahead of McGovern in Idaho in 1972 and was the party's (?) candidate between Wallace and Anderson. Unfortunately, he is missing from 4presidents.org site.
I found all sorts of interesting info on the Schmitz family when attempting to find the actual vote totals in Idaho for Nixon vs. Schmitz vs. McGovern.
Posted by: Mike | Jul 10, 2004 10:58:16 PM
My favorite from that site would have be http://www.4president.org/images/1968/nelsonrockefeller1968.gif. Of course, coming eight years before the movie, the American public would not have a vision of Sylvester Stallone running for president.
Posted by: Martey | Jul 15, 2004 3:25:45 AM
Liberty Bell at Portland (OR) City Hall was bombed in 1970. Students for a Democratic Society forcibly removed two Navy recruiters out of the PSU Smith Memorial Center in 1970. PSU Lincoln Building was attacked twice within 20 hours on National Strike Day 1970 causing Army recruiters to cancel their visit. A firebomb did hit the office window where they were scheduled.
Posted by: SpyKiller007 | Jul 29, 2004 4:00:46 PM
Liberty Bell at Portland (OR) City Hall was bombed in 1970. Students for a Democratic Society forcibly removed two Navy recruiters out of the PSU Smith Memorial Center in 1970. PSU Lincoln Building was attacked twice within 20 hours on National Strike Day 1970 causing Army recruiters to cancel their visit. A firebomb did hit the office window where they were scheduled.
Posted by: SpyKiller007 | Jul 29, 2004 4:01:06 PM
