Richard Nixon campaign button
Object number1996.006.1171
Date1960
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectPin
Credit LinePhil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumMetal
DimensionsDiameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
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DescriptionRound pin-back metal button supporting Richard Nixon's 1960 campaign for president. The button has "Nixon" in blue letters inside the shape of the state of Texas in white on a red background.
Curatorial CommentaryPhil Willis (1918-1995), the original collector of this item, was a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps who survived the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 and was also an eyewitness to the Kennedy assassination. He took a series of important color photographs of the Kennedy motorcade and the Dealey Plaza aftermath which continue to be studied by researchers around the world. During the 1960 election, Willis was a very active local volunteer for the Kennedy/Johnson campaign. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
