Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.45
- Date:
- 1958-1960
- Description:
- Political campaign pin button, Bernard Boutin for New Hampshire governor, 1958-1960. Circular button, plastic-covered paper on metal. Green text on white: "ROOTIN ! / FOR / BOUTIN / GOVERNOR". Pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-0.7 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)
- Subjects:
- Political campaigns, Political candidates
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