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Headed to the White House
The National Constitution Center explores elections past and present
Date:
9/17/2008
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12/19/2008
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Take the Oath of Office at the National Constitution Center
Photo courtesy of National Constitution Center
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Hindsight is Always 20/20
The NCC will host its first civic art installation exhibition, Hindsight is Always 20/20, from September 27 through November 4, 2008 (Election Day).
The exhibition, the work of artist R. Luke DuBois, is comprised of 41 six-foot-tall light boxes on the Center's lawn, each bearing the words from each President’s State of the Union address sorted by frequency — in the format of an eye chart.
For instance, the most frequently used word in George Washington's address was "gentlemen," while Herbert Hoover's was "unemployment." Very interesting, indeed.
Every four years, the people of the United States have the opportunity to choose their next President. But what goes into the exhilarating, and sometimes bumpy, path to the presidency?
With the National Constitution Center's new exhibition, Headed to the White House, you can connect with the excitement and pageantry of the 2008 Presidential Election through vintage campaign videos, buttons, slogans, speeches and other interactive memorabilia.
And just as the Presidential Election is a democratic process, this exhibit is very hands-on. You can play the part of a candidate, practice a presidential speech, cast your vote in a voting booth, star in a campaign commercial, share your opinions about the election and even have your photo taken in the Oval Office.
As a new President is elected in November, Headed to the White House will help kids learn about the awesome opportunity to contribute to our country's democracy, as well as learn cool facts about former Presidents — did you know that Theodore Roosevelt once shook 8,513 hands in a single day?
The 2008 Election
Videos in the exhibit will show events from the 2008 campaign that happened at the NCC in 2008, including Senator Obama’s speech on race in March, the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary debate in April and Senator McCain’s Town Hall meeting in June 2008.
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