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The Mocking of a President: A History of Campaign Humor From Clinton to Kennedy was written in 1994 by comedy writer Gerald Gardner. This book was in a series from Gardner chronicling jokes made by and about political candidates, which includes President Jimmy Carter. Gardner wrote the popular political satire series Who’s in Charge Here, which added humorous captions to pictures of politicians.

Gardner also wrote for popular TV shows from the 60's, such as The Monkees and Get Smart. Episodes he worked on for Get Smart were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards. He often worked with Dee Caruso on projects including comics, television shows, and movies.

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In 1988, comedy writer Gerald Gardner release the book, The Mocking of a President: A History of Campaign Humor From Ike to Ronnie. The book is the first in Gardner's series of works chronicling jokes made by, and about, political candidates, including President John F. Kennedy. 

Gardner began publishing political humor in 1966 with the release of the first book in his Who's In Charge Here? series. These works added humorous captions to pictures of politicians. Besides his political books, Gardner is best known for writing the successful 1960s television comedies, Get Smart and The Monkees, along with his writing partner, Dee Caruso.

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In 1976, Elizabeth Ray effectively ended the career of Ohio Congressman Wayne Hays when she revealed she had been his mistress while employed as a "secretary" for a salary of $14,000 dollars a year. Ray claimed that since arriving at the Hill, she had not been asked to conduct any Congressional work, famously being quoted as admitting, "I can't type, I can't file, I can't even answer the phone." After Hays resigned, Ray published a book about her experience titled, The Washington Fringe Benefit though she failed to achieve further success outside of a photo shoot for Playboy. The Hays incident was one of the most prolific Congressional scandals of the 1970s, and marked the time when sex scandals began to appear more commonly in the media, culminating in the Monica Lewinsky case in 1998.

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On January 20, 2009 President-Elect Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. His inauguration was a massive gathering with an estimate of over 1 million attendants, some reports estimated that it may be the largest crowd gathered for an inaugural address. The event was celebrated over three days with concerts, a national day of community service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and an inaugural prayer service. Obama also took a train tour from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. to commemorate Lincoln’s 1861 train tour from Springfield, Illinois to Washington, D.C. that also coincided with Lincoln’s 200th birthday.

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev visited Chicago, Illinois in May 1992. While there, he visited the Chicago Board of Trade, where he visited the trading arenas and had a private meeting with then Chairman William F. O'Connor and Vice Chairman Dale Lorenzen. The visit came less than a year after the collapse of the communist Soviet Union and the end of Gorbachev's presidency. 

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From July 13-16, 1992, members of the democratic party of the United States met in New York City to nominate a candidate for the 1992 presidential election. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was seen as the leading contender, and was formally nominated by New York Governor Mario Cuomo. After winning by 3,372 votes, Clinton chose Tennessee Senator Al Gore as his running mate, making them the youngest ticket in the 20th century. This button features the images of democratic candidate Bill Clinton and New York Governor Mario Cuomo. 

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The Kalamazoo Freedom Fair was was a demonstration of support for constitutional rights including freedom of speech, peaceful assembly and religion, held on Saturday, May 14, 1983 at Milham Park in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The event featured events such as performances from local musicians, clowns, and speeches made by Kalamazoo community leaders on the topic of free speech. The fair was held as a way for community members to detract attention away from another rally of neo-Nazi supporters, who received permission to rally in another Kalamazoo park, Bronson Park, on the same day.

(1983, May 6). Kalamazoo Freedom Fair Slated. Battle Creek Enquirer, 7. Retrieved from https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/204783891/

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The infield is an area at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky with a rowdy reputation. This area does not provide a direct view of the racetrack, but it is a more frugal way to attend the Kentucky Derby. The infield is famous for its party atmosphere and people dressed in costumes.

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National Tea Company was a Midwestern grocery store chain founded in 1899 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. At its peak in the 1920s, National Tea Co. had over 1600 stores nationwide and was one of the leading grocers in the United States. While the Great Depression led to the closure to many stores, National Tea remained one of the largest grocery chains in the country until its decline the 1970s and 1980s. Schnucks Markets acquired National Tea in 1995. This button was created to commemorate the company's 30th anniversary in 1929. 

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For its 125th anniversary of The Greatest Show on Earth in 1995 the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus launched its first national campaign with Sears as a sponsor. Sears continued to sponsor the show until 1999. P.T. Barnum began The Greatest Show on Earth in 1871, and he joined forces with the Cooper and Bailey Circus in 1881. The Ringling Brothers who started a small circus in Wisconsin in 1884 bought the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in 1907. The Irvin and Israel Feld family owned and ran the show from 1967 until 2017. Animal activists, including the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, have protested the circus since the 1980s. In 1995 the circus established the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation. The final show with elephants was held in May 2016, and with low attendance rates and high operating costs, the circus ended with its final show in May 2017.