Button, Campaign

Object Name:

Button, Campaign

Object ID:

1999.033.12

Creator:

Emress Specialty Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1964

Description:

Presidential campaign pin button, Nelson Rockefeller, probably 1964. Circular, plastic-covered paper on metal. White on green: "ROCKEFELLER". White printing on edge: "EMRESS SPECIALTY CO __ NEW YORK 10 NY", with union bug. Brass pin on back.

Material:

Metal
Paper
Plastic

Dimensions:

D-0.2 Dia-1.25 inches

Provenance:

Nelson Rockefeller ran for president in 1964, but also received significant write-in votes in New Hampshire primaries in 1960 and 1968 (in both cases, came in 2nd to Nixon). In 1964, Rockefeller lost in New Hampshire to write-in candidate Henry Cabot Lodge.

Credit Line:

Gift of Agnes Carlson Davie

People:

Davie, Charles C. (1907-1987), Davie, Agnes M. (1907-2005), Rockefeller, Nelson (1908-1979)

Subjects:

Presidential candidates, Presidential elections, Political campaigns, Presidential primaries