Republican George Bush was President of the United States between 1989 and 1993.

William Scranton was a Republican nominee for President of the United States in 1964.

In 1992, William Jefferson Clinton and Albert Gore were the Democratic nominees for President and Vice-President of the United States, they were successful and stayed in office until 2000.

The National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights (NCPRR) is a mass membership, activist, grassroots organization dedicated to securing full equality and an end to discrimination against Puerto Ricans. It is a volunteer organization which does not solicit government funds. Founded in the South Bronx in 1981, the NCPRR is the largest organizaion of its kind in the United States.

The Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America is a women's membership movement nourished by its roots in the Christian faith and sustained by the richness of many beliefs and values. The Association thrusts its collective power toward the elimination of racism wherever it exists and by any means necessary. This button is an example of their tolerance campaigns

Since 1886, the Department of Sanitation then known as Department of Street Cleaning has kept New York City clean. The Department is the world's largest, collecting and transporting over 13,000 tons - 26,400,000 pounds - of residential and institutional refuse and recyclables a day.

In 1923, three years after women won the right to vote, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was introduced in Congress by Senator Curtis and Representative Anthony, both Republicans. It was authored by Alice Paul, head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.