WASHINGTON (AP) – Curators at the Smithsonian Institution are wasting no time in collecting objects from President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign victory.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture scooped up maps, strategy boards and campaign literature from one of Obama’s campaign offices in northern Virginia shortly after the election. Curators on Wednesday thanked Obama’s Virginia staff for saving the items, which are often thrown away or taken as souvenirs after the campaign.