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This Presidential Campaign Swag Will Amuse You

By Jonathan Zeller 10/24/2016Updated 10/26/2016

The New-York Historical Society’s exhibition Campaigning for the Presidency, 1960–1972: Selections from the Museum of Democracy shows off novel memorabilia from those election years. Click through this gallery for a sampling, and head to the museum for more; the exhibition runs through November 27.

Lyndon B. Johnson Grass Hay

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Lyndon B. Johnson Grass Hay

Johnson Juice

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Johnson Juice

LBJ Stetson

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

LBJ Stetson

Goldwater Aftershave

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Goldwater Aftershave

“Goldwater Girl” Sash

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

“Goldwater Girl” Sash

Rockefeller Paper Dress

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Rockefeller Paper Dress

Spiro Agnew Jewelry

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Spiro Agnew Jewelry

Nixon Paper Dress

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

Nixon Paper Dress

“Rocky Is My Man” Poster

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

“Rocky Is My Man” Poster

George McGovern Gloves

Courtesy, The Museum of Democracy/Wright Family Collection

George McGovern Gloves