Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

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Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2000.32.15

Description

Round red button with the white inscription, "BURGESS IS BEST."

Context

John A. Burgess, Democrat, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Congress in 1976. He lost to Republican Jim Jeffords.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.32

Source or Donor

Rothenberg, Arie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1976

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Depth

3/8 in

Diameter

0 in

Weight

0.375 oz

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burgess, John A.