From left to right: Richard Nixon, Leverett Saltonstall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Henry Cabot Lodge.
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“A million miles of hot dogs will be consumed in the United States this year and we hope that every one of these hot dog lovers casts a vote for you and Dick Nixon.”
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Henry Cabot Lodge and the Bronze Hot Dog
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On 17 October 1960, the National Hot Dog Council presented this life-size hot dog cast in bronze on a marble base to Republican vice-presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
In the blur of events during the hard-fought presidential campaign, Lodge came to guess that he had received the unusual gift during a visit to Nathan’s, the famous hot dog emporium in New York City.
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LAST CHANCE! Our Favorite Things Exhibition Closes on Saturday
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Society of Colonial Wars in Massachusetts Fellow Featured in The Boston Globe
Stemming from a Beehive blog posted in January, Steve Annear of The Boston Globe wrote an article featuring Society of Colonial Wars fellow Daniel Bottino and his research on wax seals found at the MHS. Read the article.
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New MHS Podcast Episode Available Now
Season 2 of The Object of History podcast continues with “Furnishing Foreign Relations: Benjamin Joy’s Sea Chest.”
In this episode, we examine a wooden chest from the first diplomatic mission of the United States to India in 1794. We learn more about this truly marvelous piece of furniture that accompanied the United States’ first consul, Benjamin Joy, across the oceans to India. MHS Reading Room Supervisor, Rakashi Chand, joins the conversation to discuss Joy’s role and this unique item. The chest is on display at the MHS through 25 February.
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Monday, 20 February; Wednesday, 22 February; and Friday, 24 February | 9:00 AM–11:30 AM
Teacher’s workshop in partnership with Emerging America.
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Tuesday, 21 February | 5:00 PM
Elizabeth D. Katz, Washington University School of Law, with comment by Virginia Drachman, Tufts University.
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Thursday, 23 February | 5:00 PM
Amanda Regan, Clemson University, with comment by Alex Ketchum, McGill University.
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Tuesday, 28 February, at 6:00 PM: Disability and the American Past: Intro to Disability Justice with Ellice Patterson, Abilities Dance; Jorge Matos Valldejuli, Hostos Community College at the City University of New York; Britney Wilson, New York Law School; moderated by Jessica Cowing, The College of Wooster.
Saturday, 18 March, at 2:00 PM: Clover: A New Play (Staged Play Reading) with Laura Rocklyn, playwright and actor; Ty Hallmark, playwright and director; and Natalie Dykstra, Hope College.
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Registration and Events
Interested in Past Programs?
If you missed a program or would like to revisit the material presented, please visit www.masshist.org/video.
Click below to view the latest video, Difficult Subjects: How to Handle Them? with Benjamin Anastas, Bennington College; Linda Hirshman, independent scholar; Alec Nevala-Lee; moderated by Megan Marshall, Emerson College. Enjoy more videos by subscribing to the MHS YouTube channel after you view the video.
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Our galleries and library are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday, from 10:00 AM to 4:45 PM, Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 7:45 PM (the galleries and library open at 12:00 PM the third Tuesday of the month), and Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please note that the last admission is 45 minutes prior to closing.
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