Presidential nominee Al Gore gives his wife, Tipper, what the New York Times described as an "exceptionally long" kiss before accepting the nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, August 17, 2000.
Members of the clerical staff of the White House hold a victory demonstration around President Harry S. Truman's desk in Washington on November 3, 1948. Governor Thomas E. Dewey had just accepted defeat.
Geraldine Ferraro was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1984 presidential election, running alongside Walter Mondale. This made her the first woman on a national ticket.
Cornelia Wallace with her husband Alabama Governor George C. Wallace at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Springs, Maryland, on May 17, 1972. Cornelia threw herself over her husband when he was shot while campaigning for president.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hugs President Barack Obama on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 27, 2016.
The 1960 race between JFK and Nixon featured the first televised debates, signaling a more modern campaign. Analysts believe Kennedy used this new medium to his advantage, looking directly into the camera and talking directly to voters.
Another musical presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry plays his guitar on a flight heading to Washington, DC. on February 18, 2004.
Judge Robert Rosenberg uses a magnifying glass to examine a disputed ballot on November 24, 2000, at the county courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The recount was to determine whether Republican George W. Bush or Democrat Al Gore won.
Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Chicago on July 8, 1952. The republican nominees were Eisenhower and Nixon.
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Democratic presidential nominee JFK and his wife Jackie Kennedy are welcomed with confetti and paper streamers in New York City on October 19, 1960.
Members of the black community voting in a South Carolina Democratic primary for the first time since 1876 on August 10, 1948. In 1944, the US Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans couldn't be denied the right to vote in primary elections.
For about two minutes during his debate with Kamala Harris in 2020, a fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence's head. It was a viral sensation.
FDR and his colleagues posing on The Roosevelt Special campaign train, September 14, 1932.
Senator RFK talks to campaign workers in Los Angeles after winning the California primary. He was shot shortly after by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5, 1968.
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton made history by becoming the first-ever female presidential candidate endorsed by a major party. At the end of the event, the Clintons looked at the balloons in wonder.
Democratic Senator Barack Obama gets emotional talking about his grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. She died in her sleep one day before the presidential election.
Arkansas Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton plays the sax while some of his supporters sing and dance, November 1, 1992.
Audience member Robin Roy's reaction when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets her at a campaign rally in Lowell, Massachusetts, January 4, 2016.
Supporters of Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, August 20, 1956. Eisenhower was nicknamed Ike.
In a PR move to fend off criticism that he was soft on national security, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis goes on a ride in an M1-A-1 battle tank in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on September 13, 1988.
George H.W. Bush looks concerned as he carries a crying baby on August 27, 1992.
Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for the presidency in 1900. He served from 1901 to 1909.
Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama, is covered in the hands of supporters after a speech in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 3, 2008.
Sammy Davis Jr. joins Richard Nixon with 8,000 supporters at a youth rally in Miami on August 22, 1972.
During an appearance at the 2012 Republican National Convention, Clint Eastwood gives an impromptu speech to a chair, that was a stand-in for President Barack Obama, in Tampa, Florida.
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton goes on a jog with his vice presidential running mate Senator Al Gore in Little Rock, Arkansas, July 11, 1992.
Democratic Senator Edmund Muskie denounces conservative Manchester Union Leader publisher William Loeb for the paper's attack on his wife in front of the newspaper's building, February 26, 1972.
The race for the US presidency has delivered its fair share of drama and humor. From the first televised debate in 1960 to emotional presidential candidates and even disputed ballots, there are some truly iconic presidential campaign moments worth remembering. And since 2008, which is considered by some to be the first election won online, there have been many viral moments from campaigns on social media.
Click on for a look back at memorable moments on the campaign trail through the years.
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The race for the US presidency has delivered its fair share of drama and humor. From the first televised debate in 1960 to emotional presidential candidates and even disputed ballots, there are some truly iconic presidential campaign moments worth remembering. And since 2008, which is considered by some to be the first election won online, there have been many viral moments from campaigns on social media.
Click on for a look back at memorable moments on the campaign trail through the years.