Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.13.2

Description

Round white button with the blue inscription, "JOHN S. BURGESS U. S. CONGRESS", and a blue line crossing the center.

Context

Made for the 1974 campaign of Republican John S Burgess in his bid to represent Vermont in Congress. He lost to Republican Jim Jeffords in the primary and Jeffords went on to win the election. Burgess previously ran for attorney general in 1962 and lost in the Republican primary. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1970 and re-elected in 1972.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.13

Source or Donor

Toby Knox & Associates LLC.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1974

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

7/8 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burgess, John S. (1920-2007)

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America