Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.3858
Date:
1941
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
A bright blue pinback campaign button printed in white "Dukakis/ President '88/ Bentsen/ Vice President '88" bordered by red and white lines. Michael Stanley Dukakis, (b. 1933); Democrat; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1963-70; Governor of Massachusetts, 1975-79, 1983-91; candidate for President of the United States, 1988. Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. (b. 1921); Democrat; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state court judge, 1946-48; U.S. Representative from Texas 15th District, 1948-55; U.S. Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1988; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
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