Hubert Humphrey Campaign Button, 1968
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Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the contentious 1968 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Humphrey entered the campaign only after the surprising withdrawal of President Lyndon Johnson from the race. The candidate's repeating initials "HHH" -- for Hubert Horatio Humphrey -- were used in many campaign pieces. Humphrey, as the candidate of the fractious Democratic Party, ultimately lost to Richard Nixon and a united Republican Party.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey won the contentious 1968 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Humphrey entered the campaign only after the surprising withdrawal of President Lyndon Johnson from the race. The candidate's repeating initials "HHH" -- for Hubert Horatio Humphrey -- were used in many campaign pieces. Humphrey, as the candidate of the fractious Democratic Party, ultimately lost to Richard Nixon and a united Republican Party.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1968
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.0.25.110
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Tin (Metal)
Metal
Color
White (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in
Inscriptions
Front: HHH