Button, George McGovern, 1972
date: label: Date made
content: 1972
name: label: referenced
content: McGovern, George
label: maker
content: Colorcraft Ent.
notes: label: Description
content: “Together with McGovern” was a common campaign slogan for the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee. Senator George McGovern of South Dakota was personally involved in approving a rainbow design used on several items in his campaign, a level of participation unusual for twentieth-century candidates. McGovern was defeated by President Richard Nixon, a Republican, who was running for re-election.
topic: label: referenced
content: Political Campaigns
label: related event
content: Presidential Campaign of 1972
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History
label: See more items in
content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Timothy D. W. Connelly in memory of Gordon Montgomery Connelly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0317.266
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0317
label: accession number
content: 2003.0317
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white; blue; purple; yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in; x 4.1275 cm