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Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird, curators from the Smithsonian Institution, gathered political memorabilia from the Republican National Convention for inclusion in the museum’s collection.

Mr. Bird talked about the 1932 and 36 presidential campaigns, in which Franklin Roosevelt defeated incumbent President Herbert Hoover and Alf Landon. He also responded to viewer calls,…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…