Commemorative Clothing Button, George Washington, 1789
date: label: associated date
content: 1789
name: label: associated person
content: Washington, George
notes: label: Description
content: Buttons such as this one featuring an American eagle and new national seal were worn by supporters of George Washington during his first inauguration. There was no formal campaigning process during the first election. The framers of the Constitution presumed that the highly esteemed Washington would serve as the country’s first president, and he was elected unanimously by the Electoral College, with John Adams being elected as his vice president. There were no political parties at the time of Washington’s election, and though the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties began forming during his time in office, he remained officially non-partisan.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Inaugurations
label: related event
content: Presidential Inauguration of 1789
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content: Political History: Political History, General History 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: 2001.0159.23
label: accession number
content: 2001.0159
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0159.23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/16 in; x 3.33375 cm