Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Pin-back button
Object Number:
1997.6.114
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back campaign button "HUMPHREY/MUSKIE"; orange, white and blue.
Gallery Label:
After Lyndon B. Johnson announced that he would not be running for re-election in 1968, Hubert H. Humphrey took over his ballot and became the Democratic nominee during the Primaries. He lost the election to Republican Richard M. Nixon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred Speiser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
