Matchbook
- Object Name:
- Matchbook
- Object ID:
- 2009.023.162
- Date:
- circa 1982
- Description:
- Political matchbook. On front (cover), green lettering on white: "You / be the / Judge", with illustration of a gavel; union bug at bottom. On back: "It's Getting HARDER / And HARDER / To Blame / CARTER"; all upper-case words are underlined. On bottom edge: "'PROUDLY MADE IN U.S.A.'" Unused; all matches intact.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-1.9 W-1.5 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Creeley S. Buchanan (1917-2008) of Amherst, NH, who served as a state senator, 1965-1970. Donated by his widow.
This matchbook was issued as part of a campaign to regain Democratic seats in Congress, two years into Ronald Reagan's first term as President. Reagan had defeated Jimmy Carter in 1980. This slogan was also used on bumper stickers. - Credit Line:
- Buchanan-Spalding Collection, Gift of Rosamond Buchanan
- People:
- Carter, Jimmy (1924-2024)
- Subjects:
- Political action, Political elections
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