Button, John Anderson, 1980
date: label: Date made
content: 1980
name: label: referenced
content: Anderson, John B.
notes: label: Description
content: In 1980, Representative John Anderson of Illinois participated in 20 Republican primaries, finishing second in several, before declaring himself an independent candidate for president. Anderson’s National Unity Campaign polled well in the summer (reaching a high of 26%) and he qualified for the ballot in all 50 states. His support declined by November but Anderson’s final total of 6.6% of the popular vote places him seventh on the all-time list of third-party candidates.
topic: label: referenced
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0340.10
label: accession number
content: 2003.0340
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0340.10
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red; white; blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm