Campaign Booklet, "Farmer of Chappaqua Songster"
date: label: Date made
content: 1872
name: label: associated person
content: Greeley, Horace
notes: label: Description
content: Horace Greeley was, in the 1850’s and 1860s, the most influential editor in America. Through his newspaper, the New York Tribune, Greeley powerfully argued for a progressive vision of an expansive, equitable, anti-slavery nation. In 1872 he ran for president as the Democratic nominee. It was an unusual choice – Greeley had spent a career attacking the Democratic party and disagreed with much of its platform. The party, however, was in disarray and Greeley stepped forward. He was also the nominee of the new, reformist Liberal Republican movement. He lost, ultimately, to Ulysses S. Grant, winning just 44% of the popular vote and 66 electoral votes. He died just a few weeks later.
topic: label: general subject association
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: Mr. and Mrs. George G. Shor, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.312084.08
label: catalog number
content: 312084.08
label: accession number
content: 312084
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm