Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.47.13
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Circular blue pin-back campaign button inscribed "HUMPHREY" with white star above and below.
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
