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Museum Looks At Controversial Elections

Hayes Presidential Center highlights close elections.

FREMONT, Ohio _ The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont is opening an exhibit Friday on controversial presidential races. The exhibit is titled ``The People's Choice? _ Controversial Presidential Elections.''

It will highlight President Bush's election in 2000 along with the contested victories of Hayes in 1876, Thomas Jefferson in 1800, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and John F. Kennedy in 1960.

Museum director Thomas Culbertson says he came up with idea after Bush won the White House even though he received fewer votes than Al Gore. The exhibit includes a ballot box used by Civil War soldiers and campaign buttons, ribbons and bumper stickers.

Visitors also can vote for the presidential election system that they would prefer.

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