Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1997.6.90
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back campaign button "EUGENE"; blue and white.
Gallery Label:
In 1967 Senator Eugene J. McCarthy challenged Lyndon B. Johnson during the Democratic primaries. When Johnson decided not to run for re-election Vice-President Hubert Humphrey took his place. However, Democrats lost the Presidency to Republican Gerald Ford.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred Speiser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
