Name/Title
Campaign ButtonEntry/Object ID
2004.9.2Description
Round, metal button. The background is a sky blue with an image of a bald eagle in flight in the center. Along the top edge of the button are the words "2004 PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT" in black with thin white outlining. In the center, above the eagles' face is "HOWARD / DEAN" also in black with thin white outlining. At the bottom of the pin, below the eagle, "MON JUNE 23 2003 / BURLINGTON / VT" is written in black.Context
A button from Howard Dean's campaign for president in 2004. Dean, a Democrat, was governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2002. From the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Dean began his political career in 1982 as a state representative in the Vermont House of Representatives. He was then elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Dean became Vermont’s governor on August 14, 1991, after the death of Gov. Richard Snelling."
"On May 30, 2002, Dean mailed the FEC papers establishing Dean for America, a presidential campaign committee. Dean for America is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. The campaign started in a small office in Montpelier, moved to offices in downtown Burlington at the beginning of September 2002, and moved to other offices in Burlington in early May 2003." (Source: http://p2004.org/dean/deanorg.html)
He withdrew from the presidential race in February of 2004 after a series of disappointing finishes in early caucuses and primaries.Acquisition
Accession
2004.9Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffCredit Line
J. Kevin GraffagninoLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Button, CampaignNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dean, Howard Brush (b. 1948)