Hilary Clinton spent $77m on her campaign trail in 2007. $24.6m on TV adverts alone.
Barack Obama managed a whopping $83.4m, including $31.1m on TV adverts.
"Most likely to become President"
There was only ever one Presidential candidate who had the superlative 'Most likely to become President' in his college yearbook...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the USA, serving from 1961 until his assassination on November 22 1963.
And he managed to become President prior to an age when millions of dollars are spent on TV campaigns.
JFK relied on a hugely efficient political machine supported by Presidential Campaign Posters.
Nowadays old Presidential Campaign Posters are highly collectable. They can sell for hundreds of dollars.
Find a JFK Campaign Poster signed by the man himself and you will see the price rise to many thousands of dollars.
Find a JFK Campaign Poster signed by the man himself, and his two younger brothers Bobby and Ted and you enter unchartered territory.
We have one such item available.
It's a 'Kennedy for President' Presidential Campaign Poster signed by all three Kennedy brothers.
This is a seriously important slice of American History. Framed and glazed it's a beautiful display piece.
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JFK continues to rank highly in the public opinion ratings of former Presidents.
He's the man who introduced what would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The modern feminist movement began when he signed the Executive Order creating the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women in 1961.
He was a military hero too, A Japanese destroyer rammed his ship and he swam, towing a wounded man, to an island for safety.
When later asked by a reporter how he felt about being a war hero he replied 'It was involuntary. They sank my boat.'
But...did you know
JFK is responsible for the TV debates you see today. He appeared in the first televised Presidential Debate in US History.
Richard Nixon, sporting a five-a-clock shadow, appeared nervous and uncomfortable. JFK, wearing make-up, appeared relaxed, leading the huge TV audience to deem him the winner.
Importantly those who had listened on the radio thought that Nixon had won the debate.
The current campaign to become the next US President has caught the public imagination on both sides of the Atlantic like no other in recent times.
Barack Obama has been widely compared to JFK and politics has suddenly become high profile and exciting again.
Interest in all things political, including memorabilia, will continue to increase and to find an original Presidential Campaign Poster signed by the three most famous American brothers is the Holy Grail.
Bobby Kennedy was the United States Attorney general from 1961 to 1964. He was a US Senator from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. His contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement is considered his greatest legacy.
Ted Kennedy is the second longest serving US Senator and the most prominent living member of the Kennedy clan..... and now a prominent supporter of Obama.
The JFK assassination remains controversial to this day with multiple theories debated.
His alleged liaisons with Marilyn Monroe add to the mystique.
It's this gossip that keeps alive the JFK interest.
It's why you should buy this item.
An original 1960s Campaign Poster signed by the three Kennedy Brothers.
It's an amazing piece of American History.
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