Ribbon, Grover Cleveland and Thomas Hendricks, 1884
notes: label: Description
content: Grover Cleveland’s 1884 presidential campaign was considered one of the ugliest in American history. Cleveland accused his Republican party rival, James G. Blaine, of financial corruption, while Blaine’s supporters focused on Cleveland’s sexual affair and son born out-of-wedlock, a fact he did not deny. Many viewed the tough fight as a low-point in the life of the democracy. In the end, Cleveland achieved a narrow victory, winning the crucial electors from the New York state by barely 1,000 votes. His victory made him the first Democrat to win the office in 28 years.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.100
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ribbon
label: Object Name
content: badge
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 3 in; 17.78 cm x 7.62 cm