Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Pin-back campaign button
Object Number:
2003.17.1
Date:
1980
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back campaign button inscribed: "ANDERSON / of ILLINOIS / for PRESIDENT"; white with black lettering and red wavy stripes.
Gallery Label:
John B. Anderson ran as an independent candidate for President in 1980 and is believed to have contributed to Ronald Reagan's landslide victory over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
