Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964
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Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater ran for president in 1964. Some of his campaign pieces employed this scientific abbreviation to promote the candidacy. "Au" is the periodical table symbol for "gold" and H2O is the chemical formula for "water." Put them together and they form "Goldwater." It's clever--but he still lost in a landslide to incumbent President Lyndon Johnson.
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater ran for president in 1964. Some of his campaign pieces employed this scientific abbreviation to promote the candidacy. "Au" is the periodical table symbol for "gold" and H2O is the chemical formula for "water." Put them together and they form "Goldwater." It's clever--but he still lost in a landslide to incumbent President Lyndon Johnson.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1964
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by an AFL-CIO member organization.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.0.25.41
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.125 in
Inscriptions
Front: AU H20 | 1964
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