Lincoln Museum to feature ‘Two Centuries of Campaigns and Candidates'

Quick catchphrases, glib sloganeering, avoidance of issues, slick and clever campaigns - they're not just signposts of modern presidential paraphernalia. Just look at some Abraham Lincoln ads.

"They had to get images out there that didn't make him look so damn homely," says Frederick Voss, co-curator of "Packaging Presidents: Two Centuries of Campaigns and Candidates," an exhibit opening at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. "They had to make him look better than he actually is, and they came up with some prints that did."