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Ike and Dick Sure to Click Campaign Button

Ike and Dick Sure to Click Campaign Button - Button, Political
Accession #: 1765.25
Title: Ike and Dick Sure to Click Campaign Button
Object Type: Button, Political
Participants:
Physical Description: Round, red/white/blue, pin-back button with the words "Ike and Dick" in white on red across the top, "Sure to Click" in white on blue across the bottom, and in the center on the white area "For President Dwight D. Eisenhower" and "For Vice-President Richard M. Nixon" Also in the white area are black and white photographic images of Eisenhower and Nixon.
Description: Wearing a political button demonstrates allegiance to a candidate. Long after the election is over, these small badges can evoke strong memories - and capture the desires of political-memorabilia collectors. This museum's collection of almost 400 buttons represents more than a century of national and statewide elections, including a campaign button from the 1860s, one promoting Washington's first female governor, and another that reveals exasperation with the whole process: "Too Much Politics." Political buttons were sewn on until the mid-19th century, when many incorporated tiny photographs printed on metal. The round, modern forms typically have pins on the back, a style first used in McKinley's 1896 campaign for president.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Politics (Government)
Dimensions:
Diameter 3 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
metal (Material)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. And Mrs. John Bartleson

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