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Check out this historic 1888 political cartoon of Levi Parsons Morton, the nation’s 22nd VP, under Benjamin Harrison — as drawn by Joseph Keppler from Puck Magazine.

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 at 8:00am

Historic Calvin Coolidge Political Cartoon

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A historic Calvin Coolidge political cartoon from 1924.

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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 at 7:00am

Historic William R. King Political Cartoon

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A historic William R. King political cartoon from 1852.

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Thursday, April 12th, 2012 at 12:00pm

The First VP Debate

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A little bit of history: Bob Dole and Walter Mondale square off in the first-ever VP debate. Watch the video here!

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