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[Viva Johnson-Humphrey bumper sticker]

Sticker promoting Lyndon B. Johnson & Hubert Humphrey for the 1964 campaign.

Date: 1964

Item Type: Image

[Viva Johnson Rally advertisement]

Advertisement for a Viva Johnson rally to support President Lyndon Johnson. The guest speakers will be Lady Bird Johnson's brother, Antonio J. Taylor and Dr. Hector Garcia. It will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church gymnasium from 2.00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on October 4, 1964. There will be musical entertainment.

Date: October 4, 1964

Creator: Viva Johnson Club

Item Type: Poster

Location: 29.759071 -95.344995

["Vote Democratic!" Hat]

Folded plastic hat with the words "Vote Democratic!" written on both sides in blue and red lettering on red and blue stripes. It also has a line of blue and red stars between the stripes.

Date: 1964~

Item Type: Physical Object

[Voter Registration Certificate for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1970]

1970 Harris County voter registration certificate number 346249 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera, his party affiliation, and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.

Date: December 12, 1969

Creator: Harris County (Tex.)

Item Type: Legal Document

Weather vane

Photocopy of a clipping from The Dallas Morning News. Richard Morehead writes from Austin, Texas, reporting on rumors that President Lyndon Johnson does not care if Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough loses his seat in the U.S. Senate.

Date: October 18, 1964

Creator: Morehead, Richard

Item Type: Article

Why 'Enforcement' Omitted

Newspaper clipping titled "Why 'Enforcement' Omitted" from 1964. The title refers to the "omission of the word 'enforcement' from the Republican civil rights plank" and details the reasons behind it. Followed by another article titled "Scranton Will Fight Again" and a section of comics.

Date: 1964

Creator: Evans, Rowland & Novak, Robert

Item Type: Clipping