Contributed by Margaret Chase Smith Library
Description
Campaign button for Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith used in her 1964 presidential campaign.
Skowhegan's Margaret Chase Smith ran for president in 1964 and took her campaign all the way to the Republican National Convention where she placed second to Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. She was the first woman to have her name placed in nomination by a major political party.
About This Item
- Title: Margaret Chase Smith Campaign Button, 1964
- Creation Date: 1964
- Subject Date: 1964
- Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Metal
- Dimensions: 5.588 cm x 8.133 cm
- Local Code: 1492
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Political elections
- Political campaigns
- Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995
- Presidents--Elections
- Buttons (information artifacts)
- Roses
- Flowers
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Margaret Chase Smith Library56 Norridgewock Avenue, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-7133
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