Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1968
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description
Circular metal pin-back campaign button "EUGENE"; blue and white.
Credit Line
Gift of Mildred Speiser
Object Number
1997.6.90
Gallery Label
In 1967 Senator Eugene J. McCarthy challenged Lyndon B. Johnson during the Democratic primaries. When Johnson decided not to run for re-election Vice-President Hubert Humphrey took his place. However, Democrats lost the Presidency to Republican Gerald Ford.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
