The campaign trail has long crisscrossed the Great Lakes State. Detroit, specifically, has been an important stop for presidential hopefuls, so we’ve collected a number of classic images from years past.

 

Photos by Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Bush I having dinner in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Bush I in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Ford Protesting Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Gerald Ford campaign, Ann Arbor Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Native American Activist Clyde Bellecourt Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
JFK in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
JFK supporters Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Jimmy Carter arriving in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Jimmy Carter campaigning in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Kennedy at Cobo Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Nixon in Michigan Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Reagan campaigning in Detroit Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Regan supporters in Birmingham Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Voters in Highland Park Credit: Detroit News Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University

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