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Button, Campaign

Object Name:
Button, Campaign
Object ID:
1994.059.35
Date:
1972
Description:
Presidential campaign pin button, Edmund Muskie, 1972. Circular button, plastic-covered paper on metal. Red text on white: "MUSKIE".
Material:
Metal
Dimensions:
D-0.1 Dia-1.25 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
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