George Wallace Campaign Button, 1968
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George Wallace, Alabama's segregationist governor, was the American Independent Party's presidential candidate in 1968. Wallace hoped his "law and order" and populist rhetoric would sway enough voters to throw the election into the House of Representatives. Though he captured five Deep South states and 46 electoral votes it wasn't enough. Republican Richard Nixon's 301 electoral votes -- over Democrat Hubert Humphrey's 191 -- was thirty-one more than needed.
George Wallace, Alabama's segregationist governor, was the American Independent Party's presidential candidate in 1968. Wallace hoped his "law and order" and populist rhetoric would sway enough voters to throw the election into the House of Representatives. Though he captured five Deep South states and 46 electoral votes it wasn't enough. Republican Richard Nixon's 301 electoral votes -- over Democrat Hubert Humphrey's 191 -- was thirty-one more than needed.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1968
Creators
Unknown
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.0.25.141
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
Red
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Front: STAND UP FOR | AMERICA | WALLACE | FOR | PRESIDENT
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