Discover the collateral materials, campaign slogans and other election memorabilia that helped presidents of the past get elected when the Internet was non-existent at a new exhibit on display at the Aurora History Museum from June 17 to Sept. 21. Admission is free.

While political campaigning today is highly visible through electronic media, presidential candidates of the past promoted messages and encouraged people to vote via more rudimentary means such as buttons, bumper stickers, pins, medals and yard signs.

The exhibit, "Presidential Campaigns," will feature campaign materials from U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as a few presidential hopefuls, including Alfred Landon, Eugene McCarthy and Adlai Stevenson.

The exhibit will include rare and unique buttons, a rally admission ticket, T-shirts, statues, medals, posters, ribbons and more. A smattering of Colorado election buttons also will be on display.

"The objects helped get the name, image, ideas and slogans of presidential hopefuls out to the public," said Gordon Davis, director of the Aurora History Museum.

Exhibit items are on loan from area collectors.

The Aurora History Museum is a service of the City of Aurora's Cultural Services Division. The museum at 15051 E. Alameda Parkway is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call 303-739-6666 or visit www.auroramuseum.org.