2008.52.2T

Single playing card from the "Obama Presidential Playing Cards" deck. Image in the back of each card in the deck is of Senator Obama on a blue field. Image in the center of the face of each card is framed in a black outlined rectangle. T: Is the seven of Diamonds, featuring "Harold Ford, Jr., Chairman, Democratic Leadership Council." He wears a sweater with "Vandy" printed acroos the front; he stands next to a blue str: "DLC Votes Obama" with a sign near his left hand: "Health Care, Energy, Security."

There is a complete set of playing card (52) along with two Jokers. Ford, Jr. is the son of Harold Ford, Sr. who was a congressman from Tennessee. Harold Ford, Jr. is a member of a prominent family in Memphis' African American community. He received his JD in 1996 from the University of Michigan School of Law. He too has been a congressman from Tenessee. In 2006 he made an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate. Harold Ford, Jr. also served as a political consultant/commentator for NBC during the 2008 presidential campaign, and appeared on the "Today" show.

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