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    John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, campaigning in New York, 1960
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    The fourth and last of the Kennedy-Nixon debates, as seen on the television of a bar, New York, 1960
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    Jimmy Carter disembarking from the airplane "Peanut One" at the Pittsburgh- Allegheny County Airport for a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, 1976
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    Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan rolls his sleeves up while speaking in Liberty Sate Park, New Jersey, 1980
  • Image may contain Human Person Sunglasses Accessories Accessory Food Meal Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro
    Owen Franken
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    Walter Mondale campaigning for President, 1984
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    Larry King, Bill Clinton, and Al Gore preparing for a television interview, 1992
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    '“How’s It Look?” Two Minutes to a Confession,' 1998
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    'A Diner in Iowa,' 2000
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    'Obama campaigns in a New Orleans school,' 2008
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    'Inauguration Ball for President Barack Obama,' Washington D. C., 2009
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    The CPAC convention, National Harbor, Maryland, 2015
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    M. Scott Brauer
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    Clinton, Manchester, New Hampshire, September 5, 2015
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    M. Scott Brauer
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    Trump, Laconia, New Hampshire, 2015
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