Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

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The archive Guardian News and Media Archive kept an extensive collection of cartoons, illustrations and photographs dedicated to the presidential elections in the United States, which were published in the British publication The Guardian and The Observer for the past 55 years.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

Untitled, November 7, 1968.

US presidential elections in 1968 took place on 5 November. He won by the Republican candidate Richard Nixon, who collected 43, 3% of the votes. Illustration depicts Uncle Sam, who is trying to crown hanging on the cliff edge of the newly elected President Nixon.

Illustration: William E Papas for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

The newly elected President John Kennedy takes the oath, 1961.

Photo: The Observer.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

"One day, son, all this will be yours," November 12, 1968.

President-elect Richard Nixon sitting on the lap of his predecessor, former US President Lyndon Johnson. Johnson says his successor about the political climate, which goes into his inheritance.

Illustrator: William E Papas for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

Gerald Ford during the election campaign, 1976.

US presidential elections in 1976, a rival incumbent President Gerald Ford was the Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter (at that time a little-known politician), who won the race.

Photographer: Frank Martin for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

"yawn States" (The Yawnited States of America), 30 October 1976. Candidates for the post of US President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter asking yawning ballot box to give a voice for themselves.

Illustration: Les Gibbard for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

"The loneliness of the long-distance nominee", August 4, 1980.

Democrat Jimmy Carter, who served as US president from 1977 to 1981, runs from the deteriorating economic and political situation.

Illustration: Les Gibbard for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

Pre-election rally of supporters of the Democratic Party, 1980.

49th US presidential elections were held November 4, 1980. For the highest office fought the current president of the Democratic Party, Jimmy Carter, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan and independent candidate John B. Anderson.

Photo: Tony McGrath for The Observer.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

Ronald Reagan, 1980.

The economic downturn and high unemployment have a negative impact on the rating of the current president of the United States Democratic Party, Jimmy Carter, who lost the presidential race to the former governor of California from the Republican Party, Ronald Reagan.

Photo: Denis Thorpe for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

Jesse Jackson holds presidential campaign, 1988.

In 1988, social activist Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy in the primaries of the Democratic Party, but his campaign is not a success, exactly like the previous attempt in 1984.

Photograph: Don McPhee for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

"The first elections in the US in the Internet Age", 1996. In 1996, in the fight for the highest office clashed incumbent US President Bill Clinton and Republican candidate Robert Dole. Clinton was re-elected with a sizeable margin.

Illustration: Gemini News Service.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

"A bad or terrible," 2004.

This engraving Illustrated article in which the journalist George Monbiot drew parallels between the current US President George W. Bush and the Democratic Party nominee John Kerry.

Illustration: Daniel Pudles for The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

The first page of The Guardian, October 13, 2004.

During the election campaign of 2004 edition of The Guardian has launched "Operation Clark County." This controversial campaign conducted under the direction of editor Ayana Katz, The Guardian encourages readers to write letters to undecided voters in Clark County, Ohio, to persuade them to vote for John Kerry and George W. Bush to be re-elected for a second term.

Photo: The Guardian.

Presidential elections in the United States over the past 55 years: the materials from the archives of The Guardian

The first page of The Guardian, November 4, 2004.

Campaign "Operation Clarke County" did not produce a result, and after the re-election of George Bush in the US presidential edition of The Guardian came out with a cover.

Photo: The Guardian.