Button, John McCain, 2008
date: label: date made
content: 2008
notes: label: Description
content: John McCain, senator from Arizona, was the Republican nominee for president in 2008. He chose Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his vice-presidential running mate, the first time the Republican Party featured a woman on the national ticket. McCain and Palin were defeated by the Democratic ticket of senators Barack Obama of Illinois and Joe Biden of Delaware.
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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: 2012.0052.01
label: accession number
content: 2012.0052
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0052.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in; x 7.62 cm