Campaign Pin

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Pin

Entry/Object ID

1955.25

Description

Pin with medallion suspended by a ribbon. The upper gilt pin has the Vermont state seal above a rectangular space with the word "Vermont" on it. Under that is a scroll saying "The Green Mountain State". The ribbon is red, white, and blue striped. The gilt medallion is round with a round photograph of Calvin Coolidge attached at the center front. Around the picture is text "Vermonter elect him again" and "President Calvin Coolidge".

Context

Produced for the re-election campaign of Calvin Coolidge for US President, 1925.

Acquisition

Accession

1955.25

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1925

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Political

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Diameter

5/16 in

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Interpretative Labels

Label

Campaign Pin, 1925 Metal, silk Gift of Harold G. Rugg, 1955.25 Vermonter Calvin Coolidge became President of the United States in 1923 when President Warren G. Harding died while in office. He ran in his own right in 1925 against Democrat John W. Davis and Progressive Robert LaFollette. His slogan, "Keep Cool and Keep Coolidge" promised stability and continuity. He won handily with 54 percent of the popular vote and 382 electoral votes. Though Coolidge had spent most of his political career in Massachusetts -- serving in a variety of political offices including Governor -- his base of support in Vermont was strong and he won his home state with 78 percent of the vote. This pin speaks to that local pride, explicitly identifying Coolidge as a Vermonter and urging the reader to "elect him again."