Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign Button, 1976
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Democrat Jimmy Carter faced incumbent President Gerald Ford in the 1976 Presidential election. Carter, the one-time Governor of Georgia, ran as a Washington outsider--something that appealed to many voters in the post-Vietnam War and Watergate eras. Ford portrayed Carter as inexperienced, while Carter tied Ford to disgraced former President Nixon, whom Ford had pardoned. The election was close, but Carter prevailed.
Democrat Jimmy Carter faced incumbent President Gerald Ford in the 1976 Presidential election. Carter, the one-time Governor of Georgia, ran as a Washington outsider--something that appealed to many voters in the post-Vietnam War and Watergate eras. Ford portrayed Carter as inexperienced, while Carter tied Ford to disgraced former President Nixon, whom Ford had pardoned. The election was close, but Carter prevailed.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1976
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.80.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
Red
White (Color)
Blue
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
on front: JIMMY CARTER / for PRESIDENT in '76 on side edge: N.G. SLATER CORP. NYC 11 AFL CIO [?]
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