Playing cards, John Kerry, 2004
date: label: Date made
content: 2004
name: label: depicted
content: Kerry, John F.
label: maker
content: Parody Productions
notes: label: Description
content: Playing cards have been a staple of campaigns since the late nineteenth century. This deck was sold by Parody Productions during John Kerry’s 2004 campaign as the Democratic nominee for president. (They marketed a similar deck for President George W. Bush, his Republican opponent.) Each card featured an image of a Kerry supporter including former president Bill Clinton, future president Barack Obama (then a candidate for the Senate), governors, members of Congress, union officials, Kerry family members, etc. John Kerry was on the ace of spades and the ace of diamonds. His wife was on the ace of clubs and they appeared together on the ace of hearts. President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney who defeated Kerry were pictured on the joker cards
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
label: related event
content: Democratic National Convention of 2004
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
label: See more items in
content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2004.0213.043
label: accession number
content: 2004.0213
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cards, playing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: multicolored (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 3/4 in; 9.2075 cm x 6.6675 cm x 1.905 cm