License plate, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
date: label: associated date
content: 1964
name: label: associated person
content: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
notes: label: Description
content: Lyndon B. Johnson represented Texas in the House of Representatives and the Senate for 24 years before serving as vice president under President John F. Kennedy. Johnson ascended to the presidency following Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. This miniature license plate was produced for Johnson’s 1964 campaign to retain the office. He won a landslide victory against Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, his Republican challenger.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Texas
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
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.227739.1964.X69
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1964.X69
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: License Plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red, white, blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 6 in; 7.62 cm x 15.24 cm