Political Button

Name/Title

Political Button

Entry/Object ID

1992.87.11

Description

Yellow pin with orange lettering that says, "Nobody drowned at Watergate."

Context

This is a political pin from 1972 election likely worn by a Vermont supporter of Republican President Richard Nixon. “Nobody drowned at Watergate” was a phrase used, especially by supporters of President Richard Nixon, to minimize the impact of the Watergate scandal and to point to scandals in the Democratic party.

Acquisition

Accession

1992.87

Source or Donor

Vermont State Archives and Records

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1972

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Material

Metal, Paper, Ribbon

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913-1994)