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Guide to the Billionaires for Bush Records TAM.725
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Billionaires (Organization) |
| Title: |
Billionaires for Bush Records |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
2000-2013 |
| Abstract: |
Billionaires for Bush was a grassroots media campaign that used culture jamming and
street theater to satirize politicians supporting corporate interests and the upper
class. Activists wore costumes to parody the wealthy and jokingly supported political
campaigns, with the greatest amount of activity during the 2000 and 2004 U.S. presidential
elections. Since 2005, the group continues to advocate on a number of economic issues,
including income inequality, gentrification, taxation policies, and Social Security
privatization. The Billionaires for Bush Records document the organization's activism,
with majority of the materials in this collection document the group's street theater
and other actions during the 2000 and 2004 United States presidential elections. Materials
in this collection include photographs, correspondence between organizers, printed
suggestions for participating, flyers for distribution at actions, drafts of public
statements, promotional ephemera like brochures, notes from planning meetings, newspaper
clippings, and costumes used in actions. In addition to documenting specific activism
during the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, the collection reveals a larger context
of activism against economic inequality, as well as the tactics used by the organization,
such as culture jamming and street theater.
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| Quantity: |
10 linear feet in 4 record cartons, 1 half manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversized rolled storage,
and 1 flat-file folder
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| Quantity: |
8.12 Gigabytes |
| Location: |
Some materials in this collection are stored offsite and advance notice is required
for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to
your research visit to coordinate access.
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| Language: |
Materials are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM.725 |
