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U.S. Government,
Politics, and Reform
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![American History Museum: Government, Politics, and Reform](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090115212503im_/http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/images/100_60_history-politics.jpg) |
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Campaign objects make up much of the collection. A second
group includes general political history artifacts, such
as first ladies' clothing and accessories, diplomatic
materials, ceremonial objects, national symbols, and paintings
and sculptures of political figures. The third main area
focuses on artifacts related to political reform movements,
from labor unions to antiwar groups |
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Ballots and voting systems have evolved over the years,
transforming the ways in which Americans vote |
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Presidents
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Examines the history, impact, and importance of the most
powerful job in the world |
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George Washington (Lansdowne portrait) by Gilbert Stuart,
oil on canvas, 1796 |
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An introduction to Lincoln from the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian collections |
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Exhibtions and resources at the Smithsonian |
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Showcasing premier objects from the nearly century-old First Ladies Collection |
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A retrospective look at the man and his portraiture, whose
progressive ideas about social justice, representative
democracy, and America's role as a world leader have significantly
shaped our national character |
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This exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery explores
how U.S. presidents shaped or reacted to the events of
the age |
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This exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery explores
how U.S. presidents shaped or reacted to the events of
the age |
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This exhibition reveals how one of America's greatest political
cartoonists—Herbert Lawrence Block—viewed the American
presidency for most of the 20th century |
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The National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection contains
images of several of the people involved in the Seneca
Falls Convention |
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The experiences of Japanese Americans during WWII; decision-making
and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution |
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This exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme
Court decision that helped to end public school segregation |
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Through a modernist collage of photographs, political
cartoons, contemporary writings this exhibition bears
witness to a challenge met |
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Photographs illuminate the variety of ways that African
Americans resisted and redefined an America that needed
but rarely accepted its black citizens |
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