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Democracy Plaza

Rockefeller Center

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The Democracy Plaza exhibition, which will involve all of the public spaces of Rockefeller Center, will display historical artifacts and full-scale replicas of items including:

Original copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed the evening of July 4, 1776;
An extensive exhibit of photos, mementos and historical artifacts from five noteworthy presidential elections beginning with George Washington (curated by American History Workshop founder and President, Richard Rabinowitz);
A Teddy Roosevelt "whistlestop" era replica railroad car;
Examples of many voting-booth technologies now used in the United States;
A full-scale replica of the Oval Office;
A full-scale replica of an Air Force One fuselage (Boeing 707 version);