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The election of US presidents in archival photos. Photo

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. ФотоPhotographs, illustrations, cartoons and other materials.

Archive Guardian News and Media Archive hosts a collection of cartoons, illustrations and photos dedicated to the presidential elections in the United States that were published in the British publications The Guardian and The Observer over the past 55 years.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

Untitled, November 7, 1968.

The U.S. presidential election of 1968 was held on 5 November. The victory was won by Republican candidate Richard Nixon, who scored 43.3% of votes. Illustration depicts Uncle Sam, who is trying to crown hanging on the edge of the cliff, the newly elected President Nixon.

Illustration: William E Papas for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

President-elect John F. Kennedy takes the oath, 1961.

Photograph: The Observer.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

“One day, lad, all this will be yours”, November 12, 1968.

Newly elected President Richard Nixon sitting on the lap of his predecessor, former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson tells his successor about the political climate, which goes into his inheritance.

Illustrator: William E Papas for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

Gerald Ford during the election campaign, 1976.

At the election of the President of the United States in 1976, the rival of the incumbent President Gerald Ford was the Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter (then a little-known politician), who won the race.

Photographer: Frank Martin for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

“Yawning States of America” (The Yawnited States of America), October 30, 1976.

Candidates for the post of President of the United States Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter asked yawning the ballot box to give themselves a voice.

Illustration: Les Gibbard for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

“The loneliness of the long distance nominee”, 4 August 1980.

Democrat Jimmy Carter, who served as U.S. President from 1977 to 1981, he runs away from the worsening economic and political situation.

Illustration: Les Gibbard for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

An election rally of supporters of the Democratic party, 1980.

49th U.S. presidential election took place on 4 November 1980. For the highest office fought the incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan and independent candidate John Bayard Anderson.

Photograph: Tony McGrath for The Observer.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

Ronald Reagan, 1980.

The economic downturn and high unemployment adversely affected the rating of the current President of the United States Democratic party Jimmy Carter, who lost the presidential race to the former Governor of the state of California from the Republican party, Ronald Reagan.

Photograph: Denis Thorpe for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

Jesse Jackson holds a presidential campaign, 1988.

In 1988, the social activist Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy in the primaries of the Democratic party, but his campaign did not succeed, exactly like the previous attempt in 1984.

Photographer: Don McPhee for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

“The first election in the United States in the era of the Internet”, 1996.

In 1996, in the struggle for the highest position clashed the current President of the United States bill Clinton and Republican candidate Robert Dole. Clinton was re-elected for a second term with a tangible advantage.

Illustration: Gemini News Service.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

“Bad or terrible”, 2004.

This engraving illustrated article in which journalist George Monbi drew Parallels between the current US President George Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry.

Illustration: Daniel Pudles for The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

The first page in The Guardian, 13 October 2004.

During the election campaign 2004 the Guardian has launched “Operation Clark County”. This controversial campaign, conducted under the direction of editor Ian Katz, urged readers of The Guardian to write letters to undecided voters in Clark County in Ohio to convince them to vote for John Kerry and not let George Bush be re-elected for a second term.

Photograph: The Guardian.

Выборы президентов США в архивных снимках. Фото

The first page of The Guardian, 4 November 2004.

Campaign “Operation Clark County” has not given result, and after the re-election of George W. Bush for President of the United States edition of The Guardian came up with this cover.

Photograph: The Guardian.

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