Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
No-War
Artifact ID1981.30815.07
Object Type
Postcard
Maker
Dawn M Springer
(Fremont, OH)
Date
1980
Medium
Paper, Ink, Plastic
Dimensions4 1/8 × 6 in. (10.5 × 15.2 cm)
Physical DescriptionA handmade postcard with an images and text cut from magazines and newspapers. There is an image of Governor Reagan standing at a podium over an image of a snowy mountain landscape with trees at the bottom, with text cutouts “’Warmonger’ Reagan,” “out in the cold,” and “Lame-Duck." The back of the postcard is inscribed, "No-War, Don't destroy the world with a war! This isn't a rough'em up cowboy movie where the good guys always win. If you do get elected president, please watch for and try to avoid a nuclear war. I like my friends and family alive, not dead! Anti-war commission, Public, U.S.A Photography I Dawn M. Springer [address] Fremont, Ohio 43420."Historical NoteStudents at Fremont Ross High School in Fremont, OH made handmade postcards which they sent to the Reagan-Bush Committee during the election of 1980. These postcards have political themes such as the threat of nuclear war, democracy, Iran, the cost of gasoline, and taxes.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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Person Depicted
Ronald Wilson Reagan
(President of the United States of America (1981-1989))
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