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We take you behind-the-scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for a look at presidential campaign memorabilia dating from the time of George Washington’s inauguratio…

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.

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…