Harrison/Morton Campaign Pin
name: label: associated person
content: Harrison, Benjamin
notes: label: Description
content: This pin declares the wearer’s support for Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton’s campaign in 1888, but Harrison himself was not a widely liked figure. Although a captivating public speaker, in person Harrison was considered aloof, often referred to as a “cold fish.” He never succeeded in winning the popular vote, in 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 Harrison’s name on it often declared ones support for the Republican party as a whole, rather than Harrison in particular.
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: 2015.0200.034
label: accession number
content: 2015.0200
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0200.034
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm