Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

button

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2000.32.16

Description

Bright orange / red pin with "ALDEN" in black block letters.

Context

Democrat John T. Alden had the most votes of the three candidates for lieutenant governor in 1976 election but didn't have a majority (50 percent plus 1), so the election went to the Legislature which chose the second place finisher, Republican T. Garry Buckley, instead of Alden.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.32

Source or Donor

Rothenberg, Arie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Votes Unlimited

Date made

1976

Place

City

Ferndale

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

1-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Alden, John Taylor Patrick (1935-1981)