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Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Paperweight, 1904
Graeser, Albert1904
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Having assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt was already immensely popular when he ran for president in 1904. His colorful and exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and skillful use of media gained him a wide following. Picking conservative Senator Charles W. Fairbanks as his running mate, Roosevelt was reelected in a landslide.
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- Title: Roosevelt-Fairbanks Campaign Paperweight, 1904
- Creator: Graeser, Albert
- Date: 1904
- Date Created: 1904
- Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Subject Keywords: Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Political campaigns, Presidential campaigns, Presidential elections, Presidential candidates, Vice-Presidential candidates, Paperweights
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Paperweight
- Object ID: 72.31.98
- Image ID: THF127685
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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