Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Political |
Catalog Number |
1987.27.348 |
Date |
1968 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Plastic/Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-2.25 W-2.25 inches |
Description |
This is a circular celluloid-type button with a straight pin enclosure. It has a white background with black text. The text "HUMPHREY/MUSKIE" surrounds black and white photos of Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie. |
Notes |
Hubert Humphrey, Senator from Minnesota, was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968. He lost a close election to former Vice Pres. Richard Nixon. The donor worked in the local presidential campaigns of Republican Nelson Rockefeller in 1964 and Democrat Eugene McCarthy in 1968 in Louisville. |
Collection |
Drexell R. Davis Collection |
Event |
1968 United States Presidential Election |
People |
Muskie, Edmund Sixtus "Ed", 1914-1996 Humphrey, Hubert H., 1911-1978 |
Subjects |
Politics & government Politicians Political elections Elections Buttons (Information artifacts) |
Search Terms |
Political button political campaigns Political candidates Political elections Politicians Elections |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |