Seeking the presidency in 1968 — a turbulent year for protests, riots, and assassinations — Richard Nixon tried to appeal to a broad spectrum of voters, reflected in this campaign poster. While his slogan “Champion of the Forgotten America” spoke to white Americans alienated by the Great Society’s programs for minorities and the poor, the appearance on the poster of the black Republican senator Edward Brooke and basketball player Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers gave a nod to African Americans. Collection of Janice L. and David J. Frent.