/internal/media/dispatcher/16711/fullRichard Nixon campaign button1960Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm)MetalPhil Willis Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1996.006.11710Round metal pin from Richard Nixon's 1960 campaign for president. The button has "Nixon" in blue letters inside the shape of Texas in white on a red background.
"Green Duck Co. Chicago" and three small logos are printed around the edges of the back of the pin.Artifacts6481015048PinRound 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.
1960 presidential electionPresidential campaignNixon, Richard M.Willis, PhilChicagoPhil 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