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MATERIALS DONATED BY DR. ROBERT PLATT CAMPAIGN BUTTONS, 2009 Campaign Buttons arranged by person/organization

Location Person Office Inscription/Description Date Range 2 Anderson B. John Member of 1980 (Box 8) Congress, and 10 buttons totaling up to $200. Anderson for Presidential President in 1980. nominee Range 2 34 pins with multiple names – candidates (Box 1) “coat-tailing” on well-known candidates, some names are: Willis, Hoover, Landon, Willkie, Dewey, Eisenhower, Nixon, Stevenson, Kennedy Range 2 Borah, William Edgar President 1936 (?) Borah for President Club (Box 8) Bushwhacker Brigade SEZ Whack Bush Bush, George H.W. President 2000 2000 Bush, George H.W. President Wisconsin GOP Wants Experience not Age 1980 1980 Carter, Jimmy President For President 1976 CARTER 1976 Carter, Jimmy President for President in „76 1976 01 Cause Buttons 44 buttons for various political causes; A sampling includes: Anti-tax Defending public schools Anti-war Pro farmers Pro- Range 2 Clinton, Bill President 1 rectangular lapel pin with Clinton Team (Box 8) and card acknowledging the pin as a collectible limited edition for contributors to his pre-convention campaign Communist Party President Bright yellow pin with, “Communist Party U.S.A. U.S.A…Freedom Peace Jobs For Socialism Duke, David (?) ? Nuke the Duke N.D. Earle, George III Governor Inauguration of Gov. Earle-1935 Carbon 1935 County Ford, Gerald President For President „76 1976 Ford, Gerald and Bob President and Confidence Peace Prosperity Ford-Dole in 1976 Dole Vice-President „76 Unites States Congress (came framed with Frost, Martin Congressman N.D. picture of Martin Frost‟s family) Range 2 Goldwater, Barry President Small Riker box with the following items: 1964 (Box 1) Morris . Yellow ink pen with “Goldwater in „64” with his head . Copper/gold ink pen with “Goldwater in „64 . Pair of screw-on earrings; a gold circle with a rectangular bar across the middle with GOLDWATER . 4 tags: 1 with GOLDWATER; 2 with GOLDWATER MILLER and

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1 Freedom GOLDWATER MILLER for all . A gold metal GOP elephant . A gold letter G pin . 2 “coins” with a side-view relief of Goldwater‟s head (like a penny); his name and 1964 . 1 “Goldwater Freedom Dollar” dated 1964; double sided and approx. 1 ½” in diameter . 1 “Barry Goldwater for President” token; dated Nov. 3, 1964; double sided and approx. 1 ½” in diameter Range 2 Hall, Gus (Communist President 8 pins with for VP -1972 1972 (Box 1) Party USA) 2 pins with for VP – 1980 1980 Some slogans include: Beat Big Business Peace, Jobs, Freedom We Want…Jobs, Equality, Détente Put People Before Profits

Range 2 Hays, Will H. Republican Minnesota in rectangular pin part at top; 1920 (Box 8) presidential round picture of Hays with his name around nominee in 1920 the bottom on the hanging part; approx 3‟ top to bottom. Range 2 Hisgen, Thomas L. President For President Thomas L. Hisgen; 2 pins – 1908 (?) (Box 1) one with white background and one with black Hoover, Herbert President ? Metal lapel tab with HOOVER on it 1928 (?) Hoover, Herbert and President and Red white and blue striped background with 1928 (?) Vice-President oval photos of Hoover and Curtis; “Hoover and Curtis for all of U.S.”; eagle above photos Range 2 Johnson, Hiram (1866- President ? 2 pins, one smaller than the other, with “I‟m (Box 8) 1945) for Hiram”; he was governor of CA, state senator and ran for Republican presidential nomination in 1920 and 1924 Johnson, Lyndon B. President Peace and Prosperity Vote L.B.J. in „64 1964 Johnson, Lyndon B. President If I Were 21 I‟d Vote for Johnson 1964 Minnesota State 48th annual Minnesota State Capitol at top; black and Capitol convention white sketch of capitol building in the middle and 48th annual convention at the bottom Mitchell, Charlene and President and 1968 2 pins – one with their names and “Vote Michael Zagarell Vice President Communist” and the other a jugate with, (Communist Party “End War & Racism” “Vote Communism” USA) New Frontier Club Diamond-shaped, metal pin approx. ½” 1970 across; New Frontier at top and Club at the bottom; relief of JFK bust in the middle with 19 of the left side and 70 of the right Range 2 1 small Riker box with the following items: (Box 1) . 6 Nixon for President pins . 1 Nixon pendant on a chain with the 3-star GOP elephant motif Nixon, Richard President . 1 stick pin with the 3-star GOP elephant motif . 1 gold long stick pin with the letter N

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Nixon, Richard and President and N.D. Lodge Vice-President Nixon Lodge. Personal Personal Liberty League [founded 1882 as an League anti-temperance group] Quay, William Stanley President For President W.S. Quay (1833-1904) Range 2 Rarick, John President 13 buttons with various slogans for the 1980 1980 (Box 8) (American election; VP candidate – Eileen Shearer Independent Party) 1 tie pin with the party logo 1 red, white and blue striped ribbon (2” X 8 ½”) with National American Independent Party Convention San Francisco CA. Aug. 7-10, 1980 Reagan, Ronald and President/ Vice- Pictures of Reagan and Bush: Reagan and 1985 (?) George H.W. Bush President Bush Range 2 Reagan, Ronald and 50th Inaugural 50th Inaugural January 21, 1985; Ronald 1985 (Box 8) George H.W. Bush Reagan George Bush Portrait of Roosevelt (originally spilt on Roosevelt, Franklin President N.D. when received). Range 2 Roosevelt, Franklin D. President 1 large Riker box with 75 buttons, 12 tabs (Box 1) and 1 bumper sticker with Roosevelt/Hershey 01 Socialist parties President and A sampling of buttons includes: Vice President – Communist - Socialist Labor Party – Socialist Workers Party Frank P. Zeidler – Democratic Socialist 23 buttons in all Rang 2 Socialist Labor Party “The can be no 7 buttons in total. With a leaflet regarding a (Box 8) peace without campaign rally in Town Hall, 113 West 43rd socialism” St., Ny. St. Louis AFL Souvenir from the A.F. of L. Union Label 1946 Exposition 1946; double-sided metal token with a horseshoe and GOOD LUCK and the Retail Clerks Union in the middle with a star 01 Third Party President A sampling of buttons includes: Various Paul Cunningham – Constitutional Party dates Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson – Theocratic Party Troxell – Christian Constitution Party Dr. – People‟s Party Wilbur Huckle – Metropolitan Party Kirby J. Hensley – Universal Party Jules Levin - Socialist Labor Party Linda Jenness – Socialist Workers Party 36 buttons in all Townsend Plan “The Townsend Plan will succeed Congress 1939 thou shalt not bear false witness” Wilson, Woodrow President WILSON for entertainment N.D. 01 Wood, Leonard President 3 tabs with, “We want WOOD” 1920 1 bell-shaped tab with Vet for Wood 7 small round buttons 1 metal stick pin with letters spelling WOOD

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