ABSTRACT
At the outset of the U.S. Republic, presidential candidates did not “run” for offi ce. Instead, the offi ce sought them. Early presidential memorabilia was commemorative, focusing on an inauguration, a presidential term, or items mourning a former president (Hake, 1992, p.6; Warda, 1996, p. 13). Not until the 1828 election rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams did candidates begin actively to campaign for the presidency (Hake, 1992, pp. iv, 6). This led to items designed to demonstrate candidates’ availability and suitability for offi ce, the causes they would support, and their opponents’ inferiority (Sullivan, 1980, p. vii).
