T-shirt from Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign
date: label: associated date
content: 1980
name: label: associated person
content: Reagan, Ronald
label: associated institution
content: White House, The
notes: label: Description
content: “Make America Great Again” has been a popular presidential political slogan for decades. This t-shirt is an example of how Republican nominee Ronald Reagan used it when he defeated President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Democrat Bill Clinton started his 1992 campaign with the pledge to “make America great again.” Donald Trump trademarked the it for his successful 2016 Republican campaign and it remained his central slogan in 2020 and 2024.
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Sanford Grossman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0517.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0517
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0517.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: T-Shirt
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 cm; x 13/16 in