Photo Gallery

Thanks to the generosity of donors, media partners, and candidates, the New Hampshire Political Library has a remarkable collection of photographs spanning decades of political history. We are happy to share some of these images from our collection, which include Presidents, candidates, and different campaign events in New Hampshire and beyond.

For additional images, be sure to visit our digital archives to view memorabilia ranging from campaign papers to political buttons to candidate posters.

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1952
President Harry Truman visits the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on October 17, 1952. Source: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library; Credit: US Navy
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee being interviewed during the 1952 primary. Source: National Archives, 306-PS-52-9703; Credit: State Department-Riordan
Senator Estes Kefauver in Portsmouth, March 1952. Source: National Archives 306-ps-52-2517; Credit: Pinto [probably USIA]
1953
Henry Cabot Lodge with John Foster Dulles, March 1953. Source: National Archives 306-PSC-60-15790; Credit: Unknown
1955
President Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Concord, New Hampshire on June 23, 1955. Source: Eisenhower Library 72-1420-39 Credit: Unknown
On June 22, 1955 at the Belknap Recreation Area, Senator Styles Bridges presents a cockerel raised by local poultryman Andy Christie to President Eisenhower. Source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
President Dwight Eisenhower visits the Old Man of the Mountain on June 24, 1955. From left to right are Eisenhower, Congressmen Chester Merrow, Perkins Bass and Governor Lane Dwinell. Source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
President Dwight Eisenhower and Sherman Adams at the Mountain View Inn golf course in Whitefield on June 24, 1955. Source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
President Dwight Eisenhower at the Dartmouth Grant in Wentworth's Location on June 25th, 1955. Source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
President Dwight Eisenhower at Lake Parmacchenee, Maine on June 25, 1955. Source: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
1956
Richard and Pat Nixon in Nashua, New Hampshire. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
1960
John F. Kennedy on campaign, January 16, 1960. Source: The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library PC1195; Credit: Unknown
Kennedy speaking at the Rotary Club, Nashua, New Hampshire. Source: The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library PC2216; Credit: Unknown
Campaigning via dog sled in New Hampshire. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
1961
President Kennedy with George McGovern, Director, Food for Peace, 1961. Source: National Archives 306-PSC-61-10707; Credit: White House photo
1964
Nelson Rockefeller talking to a potential supporter. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
Rocky and Happy leaving the Highway Hotel. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
Lunch on the go with Cay Gregg. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
Rocky with a crowd of supporters. Hugh Gregg stands at his right. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
1971
President and Mrs. Nixon in Nashua on August 6th, 1971. Credit: Unknown
President Richard Nixon greets Attorney General Warren Rudman and Governor Walter Peterson in Nashua on August 6, 1971. Source: National Archives; Credit: Unknown
President Richard Nixon and Vice President Gerald Ford. Source: National Archives 706-PSC-73-3055; Credit: White House photo
1972
Maine Senator Edmund Muskie campaigns in Derry, New Hampshire during the 1972 primary. Source: New Hampshire Business Review; Credit: Unknown Left to right: Sam Yorty, Robert Philbrick and George McGovern at the Bedford Mall. Credit: Dinanda Nooney
George McGovern campaigns in a supermarket prior to the 1972 primary. Credit: Dinanda Nooney
Paul McCloskey campaigns with Paul Newman prior to the 1972 primary. Credit: Dinanda Nooney
1975
Left to Right: State Senator Alf Jacobson, State Senator Ward Brown, Former Congressman Louis Wyman, President Gerald Ford, Governor Meldrim Thompson, and Former Senator Norris Cotton in Kingston, New Hampshire, September 11th, 1975. Source: The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library A6394-27A; Credit: Unknown
1976
Arizona Congressman Morris Udall campaigns prior to the 1976 primary. Credit: Gary Samson
At an unscheduled campaign stop in Millsfield, New Hampshire, Reagan meets the William Damm family. To his right are staff member Paul Russo and Campaign Chairman Hugh Gregg. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
Reagan speaking at the Sheraton Wayfarer, Manchester, New Hampshire. Nancy Reagan and Hugh Gregg are seated at right. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
1978
President Carter in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Source: The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library; Credit: Unknown
1980
George Bush and Campaign Chairman Hugh Gregg at the Lancaster Town Hall. Source: New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown
Former California Governor Ronald Reagan campaigns in the 1980 New Hampshire Primary with Senator Gorden Humphrey and New York Congressman Jack Kemp. Source: The New Hampshire Business Review; Credit: Unknown
1984
Colorado Senator Gary Hart at the Chateau Restaurant in Manchester on February 28, 1984. Left to right: Sally Helms, Ned Helms, Gary Hart and Pat Schroeder of Colorado. Source: The New Hampshire Business Review; Credit: Unknown
Colorado Senator Gary Hart campaigns in the 1984 primary. Source: The New Hampshire Business Review; Credit: Unknown
1985
Vice President George H. W. Bush at Lake Winnepesaukee on July 4, 1985 Source: The New Hampshire Business Review; Credit: Unknown
1988
Paul Simon talks with a potential supporter prior to the 1988 presidential election. Credit: Unknown
Warren Rudman and Bob Dole, prior to the 1988 election. Credit: Unknown
Barry Goldwater, President Bush and Hugh Gregg. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: White House Photograph
Congressman Jack Kemp greets members of the Nashua West Rotary Club in 1988. Source: The New Hampshire Political Library; Credit: Unknown