1978.25.60 (Political Pin, Political Button)

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Red, white and blue painted metal, white lettering, "The Winning Team, Nixon and Lodge", 2 blue stars on sides, Nixon and Lodge photographs. Republican presidenial campaign. Metal pin back, Green Duck Co., Chicago". This pin is in support of Richard Nixon and Henry Lodge (Republican) for the 1960 Presidential election. They ran against and lost to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic). This is the first time that Alaska and Hawaii were included in a presidential election because they had both become states in 1959. Nixon and Lodge won Alaska and Kennedy and Johnson won Hawaii.

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