Button, Jimmy Carter, 1976
notes: label: Description
content: Jimmy Carter’s grin became such a signature part of his image that his name did not have to appear for him to be recognized as demonstrated by this button paid for by the Volunteers for Jimmy Carter. The use of the color green also helped voters identify Carter’s campaign items. The atypical color (red, white, and blue are much more common) was chosen both to set the 1976 Democratic nominee apart and to highlight his rural roots as a peanut farmer. Carter was elected by a narrow margin over his Republican opponent, President Gerald Ford.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
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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: 2015.0200.105
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.105
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm