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Article: MUSEUM KEEPS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEMORIES.(NEWS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- March 24, 1996
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Byline: Dana Calvo Associated Press
The Richard Nixon shower head, water streaming through his smile, still works.
A curator said the owner donated it to the Museum of the American Presidency because he was tired of being spat upon.
The museum at Clairemont High School opened in February with 2,000 presidential campaign items from all 43 presidents. The political knickknacks will be on display this summer at the Republican National convention in San Diego and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Founder James Fletcher began searching for presidential campaign memorabilia as a way to teach the seniors in his social science ...