Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Button, 2013

Summary

President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.

President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

2013

Subject Date

21 January 2013

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2013.36.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Cardboard

Color

White (Color)
Blue
Orange yellow
Black (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 3 in

Width: 1.75 in

Thickness: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: OUR PEOPLE. / OUR FUTURE. / JANUARY 21, 2013 on edge: SKU JO225

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