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University of California - Santa Cruz Board of Councilors Meeting, Rare Flags Exhibit Santa Cruz, CA 7 June 2012 Santa Cruz, CA, June 7, 2012: The Zaricor Flag Collection exhibited 34 flags and artifacts at the University of California Santa Cruz Campus for the Board of Councilors Meeting. U.S. 50 Star Flag, Sen. Barack Obama A More Perfect Union Speech Date: 2008 Media: Machine sewn nylon bunting, cotton embroidery and rayon fringe. Comment: The United States flag has figured prominently in all candidates campaign decor since it was effectively used by the patrician and soldier William Henry Harrison in the election of 1840. The 2008 election was no exception, and the Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama used flags as a backdrop when he delivered his "A More Perfect Union" address on the topic of race in America at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. President Obama framed his remarks in terms of the broader issue of race in the United States, and took his title from the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States; addressing racial tensions, privilege, inequality, African American anger, and white resentment. He closed with a plea to move beyond America's "racial stalemate" and address common social problems. The flags selected were eight fringed U.S. parade or presentation flag sets in floor stands. In modern American politics image is everything and most campaign managers will use redundant flags on stage to ensure that a flag will appear next to or behind a candidate regardless of the angle from which he or she is photographed. There is an adage in the American flag business about flags in political campaigns stemming from the election of 1984 "Democrats rent and Republicans buy". Appropriately then, these flags did not belong to the Democratic Party, the Obama campaign or the Constitution Center; instead, they were rented from a Philadelphia flag company for the event. Provenance: Acquired in 2008 by the Zaricor Flag collection (ZFC3242) directly from the Humphreys Flag Co. of Philadelphia, PA. www.FlagCollection.com

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