Pin, Campaign

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pin, Campaign

Entry/Object ID

2019.20.5

Description

Round, metal button. The top third of the button is red with "RE-ELECT" printed in white lettering. The middle third is white with "HOFF / DALEY" printed in navy blue. The bottom third is navy blue without any lettering.

Context

Philip Hoff, a Democrat, won election for governor in 1962, the first Democrat elected to that position in Vermont. In 1964 John J. Daley ran for lieutenant governor as a Democrat and was elected. The pair ran for re-election in 1966 and won. Daley ran for governor in 1968 when Hoff didn't seek re-election, but lost to Republican Deane Davis.

Acquisition

Accession

2019.20

Source or Donor

Otis, Trudy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Campaign

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

Diameter

1-1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoff, Philip Henderson (1924-2018), Daley, John J. (1923-2000)