Button, William McKinley, 1900
notes: label: Description
content: When William McKinley was first elected president in 1896, the country was in the midst of an economic crisis that had been going on for three years. The recession finally ended in 1897 which positioned President McKinley to campaign for re-election in 1900 on a platform of the “Full Dinner Pail” (or bucket). Because metal dinner pails (the lunch box of their day) were carried by miners, factory workers, and other laborers, this slogan, intended to remind voters of prosperity and a sound economy, particularly targeted the labor vote.
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content: The Republican ticket of McKinley and vice presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt easily defeated William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominees. It was the second straight victory for McKinley over Bryan.
label: Description
content: When William McKinley was first elected president in 1896, the country was in the midst of an economic crisis that had been going on for three years. The recession finally ended in 1897 which positioned President McKinley to campaign for re-election in 1900 on a platform of the “Full Dinner Pail” (or bucket). Because metal dinner pails (the lunch box of their day) were carried by miners, factory workers, and other laborers, this slogan, intended to remind voters of prosperity and a sound economy, particularly targeted the labor vote.
label: Description
content: The Republican ticket of McKinley and vice-presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt easily defeated William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic nominees. It was the second straight victory for McKinley over Bryan.
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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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: 1996.0152.051
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0152.051
label: accession number
content: 1996.0152
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: blue (overall color)
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content: white (overall color)
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content: brown (overall color)
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content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: round (overall shape)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: round (overall shape)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: round (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 1 1/4 in; x 3.175 cm