Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933; Buttons; Political collectibles; Campaign paraphernalia; Campaign insignia; 1920s; Elections -- United States -- History; Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
At first, Calvin Coolidge became President of the United States without running for the office! He became the 30th United States president when Warren Harding died suddenly in 1923. He decided to run for the 1924 presidential election with Charles...
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Presidents -- United States; Campaign paraphernalia; Political collectibles; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944
The tradition of campaign souvenirs began in the 1840 presidential campaign. More than 100 years later, Dwight D. Eisenhower, nicknamed Ike, used these buttons to easily win the United States 42nd Presidential election in 1952 against Adlai...
This Arsenio Hall autographed crew jacket is from the late-night Arsenio Hall Show which premiered January 3, 1989 and ran until May 27, 1994. The show was the "hip place" for talents like Michael Jordan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Louis...
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Political collectibles; Campaign paraphernalia; Buttons; Presidents -- United States; Indiana; Indiana -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1888; Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton represented the Republican Party in the 1888 Presidential election. The campaign gave away banners, buttons, ribbons and bandanas like this one to inspire voters to vote for them. In swing states Indiana and New...
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Elections; Campaign insignia; Campaign paraphernalia; Nineteen sixties; Political collectibles
“Flasher pins” like this one showed two images when the pin moved from one position to another. Created for the presidential election in 1960, this one features a picture of candidate John F. Kennedy and “the man for the 1960s” on the other...
Marshall, Thomas R. (Thomas Riley), 1854-1925; Indiana; Souvenirs (Keepsakes); Ribbons
In 1912, Indiana Governor Thomas Riley Marshall accepted the Democratic nomination for Vice President. This ribbon is a souvenir from the reception that announced Marshall as Vice Presidential candidate. A lawyer and popular speaker, Marshall...
McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Political collectibles; Campaign paraphernalia; Buttons; Presidents--United States; Indiana -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1896; Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
William McKinley and Garrett Hobart soundly defeated William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewell in the 1896 Presidential election. After service in the civil war and attending law school, McKinley worked actively in politics. After representing Ohio...
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945; Campaign paraphernalia; Political collectibles; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944
By the 1944 Presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been President of the United States for eleven years! Now running with the little known Senator Harry S. Truman, Roosevelt and Truman struggled to lead the country during World War II....
