Spanish-language telephone script from the 2008 Obama Virginia campaign
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Obama for America, American, founded 2007
label: Subject of
content: Mark Warner, American, born 1954
label: Subject of
content: John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Jim Gilmore, American, born 1949
label: Subject of
content: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
label: Subject of
content: Republican Party, American, founded 1854
notes: label: Description
content: This is a single-sided Spanish-language document printed in black ink. All of the text in the document the same font and the same size. It begins with [Buenos Días/Buenos Noches, esta _______ en casa?]. This document is a script for Obama campaign callers in Fairfax County Virginia. The script asks questions about support for Presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain and Virginia Senatorial candidates, Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore. It asks diverse follow-up questions depending on whether the individual is a Democratic Party supporter or a Republican Party supporter/mixed party supporter. If the individual supports Obama and Warner, the caller is directed to ask if the individual they are speaking with would like to volunteer for the campaign. If the individual supports the Republican Party or a mix of Democratic and Republican candidates, the caller is to inform them that they personally support Obama and Warner because of the current government’s disregard for rising health care costs and rising gasoline prices that make it difficult to save money. The caller is to state that the nation needs new leadership to unite the country and solve these issues step-by-step.
label: Description
content: About 5/6 down the page, the line [Muchas gracias por su el tiempo que ha dedicado a escucharme] is in bold. This translates to [Thank you very much for the time you have dedicated listening to me.]
place: label: Place collected
content: Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Economics
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Collection from the 2008 Obama Virginia Campaign Office
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.93.41.3
objectType: label: Type
content: documents
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)