Grant Campaign Ribbon, 1868
date: label: associated date
content: 1868
name: label: associated person
content: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
notes: label: Description
content: In the 1868 and 1872 presidential elections, Ulysses S. Grant was viewed as a promising politician who could calm the agitated, post-war nation. In addition to his successful generalship in the conflict, Grant campaigned as a cool-headed presence, running on the slogan “Let Us Have Peace.” He was able to unite a vast coalition of northern Republicans, formerly enslaved persons in the south, and young voters hoping to move on from the ugly politics of the era, and defeat Horatio Seymour in the 1868 campaign. Ultimately, however, he was seen as a naive politician who allowed enormous corruption and scandal to overtake his administrations
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1868.J08
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1868.J08
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ribbon
label: Object Type
content: ribbon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 3 in; 19.685 cm x 7.62 cm