1956 Mock Convention
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The Washington and Lee University Mock Convention is a quadrennial tradition in which student delegates attempt to predict the presidential nominee of the political party currently out of the White House. W&L held its first Mock Convention in 1908. This collection contains selected materials from the University Archives' Record Group 36 on Mock Convention.
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News Coverage - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Parade Results - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Gov. Stanley Introducing the Keynote Speech - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Miss America's Address - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Call to Order - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Opening Gavel - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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WLUR Coverage - 1956 Mock Convention (audiorecording)
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Alben W. Barkley's Final Speech (audiorecording)
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Mock Convention Floor, 1956 (photographs)
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Mock Convention Parade, 1956 (photographs)
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Mock Convention Platform, 1956 (photographs)
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Miss America 1956 at Mock Convention (photograph)
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Statement from John Gilbert, April 30, 1956
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