Harrison Campaign Pin, 1888
date: label: date made
content: 1888
label: associated date
content: 1888
name: label: associated person
content: Harrison, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: This pin declares the wearer’s support for Benjamin Harrison, president from 1889 to 1893, but Harrison was not a widely liked figure in Washington. Although a captivating public speaker, in person Harrison was considers aloof and distant, often referred to as a “cold fish.” He never succeeded in winning the popular vote against Grover Cleveland, in either his 1888 or 1892 presidential campaigns, and won few new allies over the course of his administration. However, in an age of intense partisanship, wearing a pin with Harrisons name on it often declared ones support for the Republican party as a whole, rather than Harrison in particular.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0200.036
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.036
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin, Bar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: enamel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 2 in x 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 5.08 cm x .635 cm