Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.28
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin button, Hubert H. Humphrey, 1968. Circular button, fabric on metal. White and blue text on red and white: "I AM A / HUMPHREY / DELEGATE". White stars around perimeter. Cardboard backing. Brass pin on back. Blue union bug on edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Metal - Dimensions:
- D-0.15 Dia-2.5 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
- Subjects:
- Presidential candidates, Political conventions
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