Presidential memorabilia, 1901-1985.

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Presidential memorabilia, 1901-1985.

Inaugural items of John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan; a broadside picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt; and a Reagan-Bush broadside. Also, Official Souvenir Program and quilt pertaining to the inauguration of William McKinley, 1901.

.9 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7909210

Cornell University Library

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Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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