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Political campaign memorabilia from the Bay State | All items from the collection of @adn7bc | #mapoli | #bospoli | As seen on Jeopardy!

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It was a sad weekend for the #mapoli community as JP's beloved Doyle's Cafe closed its doors for the final time. This postcard was given out when Ted Kennedy attended the 1989 dedication of the John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald room #bospoli

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Rest in peace Margaret "MarDee" Xifaras, the "First Woman of SouthCoast Politics" #mapoli

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@KyleClauss Ha this is true! I must have boxes and boxes of Volpe stuff. There are also Volpe for VP & Pres buttons!

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@PhilipCarver Fantastic! Love the old school hand-painted signs. Looks like he ran in 1969 (Louise Day Hicks topped the field).

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The 1930 Dorchester tercentenary banquet featured such luminaries as Honey Fitz, James Michael Curley, future Speaker John McCormack, and Mayor T. H. H. Wheeler of Dorchester, England. Fancy cakes for dessert! #bospoli #mapoli @BillForry

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@KyleClauss @JimAloisi Hmm, never seen that one before! Early 80s maybe?

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This Billy Bulger handout featuring "a real half penny flown direct from Ireland" is from the 1972 Saint Patrick's Day annual dinner at Dorgan's Captain's Room in Southie #mapoli #bospoli #spdbreakfast2019

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@MayorBobHedlund Also, this is the only campaign item I have of yours (I think) - unfortunately it's seen better days!

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Happy #mapoli Valentine's Day! Which one of these MA pols served in Reagan's Cabinet?

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@MayorBobHedlund Peg Heckler (HHS)!

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This past weekend's SNL host - @mulaney - is the great-grandson of former Salem Mayor & Congressman George J. Bates who died in the 1949 crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 537 & was replaced by Mulaney's great-granduncle William H. Bates #mapoli

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@pauldiegocraney Not too far off - Weld was two of those things!

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"The Man For All Reasons" was a Harvard alum, chairman of the MA '68 Nixon-Agnew campaign, state senator, & also ran unsuccessfully for statewide office - who is it? #mapoli #bospoli

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Ron Burton, 1st ever @Patriots draft pick and father of @STEVEBURTONWBZ, ran for Secretary of State in 1970 & 1974 #mapoli #bospoli #WeGotEverything

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This 1971 @Patriots schedule was issued by Louise Day Hicks during her unsuccessful Boston Mayor campaign, "In Public Service As In Football, Courage Makes The Difference" #bospoli #mapoli #EverythingWeGot

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This uncommon Martin Luther King Jr-themed Mel King button was issued early in his political career; he was first elected state rep in 1972 after running unsuccessfully for Boston School Committee three times #mapoli #bospoli #mlk

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"South Boston & Dorchester have equal rights to rapid transit" proclaims this rare 1910 postcard from JFK's grandfather "Honey Fitz" during his Boston Mayor campaign vs James Storrow (namesake of the Drive); Fitz won by 1,415 votes #mapoli #bospoli @BillForry

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Beautifully designed 1923 Christmas card from James Michael Curley and family #bospoli #mapoli

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This 1994 Ted Kennedy Christmas card - issued shortly after he defeated Mitt Romney - featured one of Kennedy's paintings and a Thomas Jefferson quote, "I steer my bark with hope ahead" #mapoli #bospoli

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Rest in Peace, President George H. W. Bush - born on 6/12/24 at 173 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts #Remembering41 #mapoli