Description: This campaign poster was published by Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie, the Democratic candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States in 1968. Centered is a large black-and-white image of Humphrey, on the left, and Muskie, on the right, waving to a crowd. Large blue text at the bottom simply reads "HUMPHREY-MUSKIE", bordered by one blue star at each side. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05181
Subjects: Presidents--Election; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential elections; Elections; Political elections; Campaign paraphernalia
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Campaign button from the 1944 U.S. presidential elections. Franklin Roosevelt was running for his fourth term as President of the United States, and Frank Lausche was running for his first term as Ohio Governor. Both were members of the Democratic Party. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05315
Subjects: Political parties; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; Presidential elections; Governors--Election; Governors--Ohio
Places: Chicago (Illinois)
 

Description: Campaign poster for Alabama Governor George Wallace who ran for United States President on the American Independent Party ticket in 1968. The top of the poster is a red background with the word "WIN" in white text, followed by a white stripe with "WITH" in blue text. The bottom third of the poster is a navy blue background with "WALLACE" in white text. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05182
Subjects: Presidents--Election; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Campaign paraphernalia; Presidential elections; Elections
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph taken by Joe Munroe of Eugene McCarthy as he campaigns for the presidential nomination of the Democratic party. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B33_F2325_JPG308
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Political campaigns; Politicians; Presidential elections; Presidential candidates.
Places: California
 

Description: A photograph taken by Joe Munroe of Eugene McCarthy as he campaigns for the presidential nomination of the Democratic party, speaking before a large crowd. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B33_F2325_JPG309
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Political campaigns; Politicians; Presidential elections; Presidential candidates.
Places: Berkeley (California)
 

Description: These photographs show Warren Harding during his 1920 "front porch" campaign. The first image shows Harding with a small girl. The second and third images show Harding shaking hands with people in a crowd. Harding ran his 1920 presidential campaign from the front porch of his Victorian house in Marion, Ohio. People came from all over Ohio and the United States came to hear him speak. His speeches were often recorded on phonograph and printed in newspapers around the country. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Within five years, the Star was one of the most successful small-town newspapers in the state. Harding became popular as the leader of the Citizen's Coronet Band, which played at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As president, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's Secretary of the Interior leased a U.S. petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Presidential elections; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: General Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) and Levi Morton, the Republican candidates of 1888. After being born and educated in Ohio and becoming a successful soldier in the Civil War, Harrison was appointed to the Senate as a representative of Indiana. He went on to win the Republican nomination for the 1888 presidential election. Harrison defeated incumbent Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote. Harrison is best known for acquiring vast amounts of land and admitting 6 states to the Union while in office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4771
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential candidates; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Presidential elections--1880-1890; Presidential campaigns; American Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: These two images show Warren G. and Florence Harding on their front porch in Marion, Ohio. The first image shows Warren G. Harding reading. The second image shows the couple on the front porch. Warren Harding ran his 1920 presidential campaign from the front porch of his Victorian house in Marion, Ohio. People came from all over Ohio and the United States came to hear him speak. His speeches were often recorded on phonograph and printed in newspapers around the country. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Within five years, the Star was one of the most successful small-town newspapers in the state. Harding became popular as the leader of the Citizen's Coronet Band, which played at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As president, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's Secretary of the Interior leased a U.S. petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Presidential elections; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924; First ladies; Porches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows William Howard Taft (1857-1930) receiving his ballot for the presidential primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1908. Taft was elected president later that year and served one term in office. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Attorney General Alphonso Taft. In this photograph Taft is surrounded by a group of men, one of whom is handing him a white piece of paper. A notation written in white ink appears on the photo: "Wm. H. Taft receiving his ballot. Photo F. Boellinger." Another notatation, written on the bottom white border, reads: "Copyright applied for. Nov-08." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06178
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Voting; Presidential elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph likely shows a voting box at a MedCAP station in Vietnam. MedCAP, or Medical Civic Action Program, stations were established throughout Vietnam during the war by American medical staff to provide limited medical care to civilians. As a medic, Tweel spent some time at MedCAPs offering various services to local men, women, and children, particularly immunizations. This photograph is part of the Charles Tweel Collection (AV 324) at the Ohio History Connection. Charles Tweel grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. After graduation in 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a non-combatant, first training as a medic at Fort Sam Huston, followed by nine months of additional training at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He finished his training as a Specialist 3 and 91C, MOS, and went on to serve in Bamberg, Germany, with combat engineers for one year. In January 1971, Tweel served in Vietnam with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Air Mobile), 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, based out of Camp Evans near Phu Bai, north of Hue, until December of that year. Tweel spent most of his service on various firebases as the medic in charge, and occasionally shared firebases with South Vietnamese soldiers. He also visited MedCAP stations (Medical Civic Action Programs) where he treated civilians. Tweel received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement, and was promoted to Specialist 5 in 1971. After discharge from the Army, he went to medical school and was in private practice as a family practitioner from 1979-2016, and now works part-time in inner city medical clinics in Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, South Carolina. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV324_B01F01_015
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Medical care; Elections; Civilians in war
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: Photograph of Governor James M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, ca. 1920. Cox was born in Butler County, Ohio, March 31, 1870. He served three two-year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1913-1915 and 1917-1921. In 1920, he was the Democratic candidate for President, but lost the election to fellow Ohioan Warren G. Harding. His running mate was Franklin D. Roosevelt. He died in Dayton, Ohio, on July 15, 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02902
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Cox, James M. (James Middleton), 1870-1957; Presidential elections; Governors--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of the front page of the Marion Daily Star with the headline "Harding Wins," November 3, 1920. Harding purchased the Marion Daily Star in 1882, and struggled as a newspaper owner and editor for several years. The paper's future improved once Harding married Florence Kling De Wolfe, a wealthy divorcee. With an infusion of money from his new bride, Harding was able to expand his newspaper, making it one of the most popular and politically powerful ones in central Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02882
Subjects: Presidential elections; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)