Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.19
- Creator:
- Philadelphia Badge Co.
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1964
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin button, Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, 1964. Circular button, plastic-covered paper on metal. White text on blue and red: "JOHNSON-HUMPHREY / VOTE DEMOCRATIC / � DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE 1964". Black and white photo of Johnson and Humphrey in center, on white outline of U.S. White text on edge: "PHILA. BADGE CO. INC. 1007 FILBERT ST. PHILA. PA. 7 LICENSEE", with two union bugs. Brass pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- D-0.25 Dia-3.45 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Bernard L. Boutin Collection of political and personal ephemera. Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) managed John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Kennedy appointed him as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 1961-64. He was a campaign coordinator for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He also served as Mayor of Laconia, 1955-59, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1958 and 1960.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
- People:
- Boutin, Bernard L. (1923-2011), Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973), Humphrey, Hubert H. (1911-1978)
- Subjects:
- Presidential elections, Presidential candidates
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