"Romney" Buttons, 1968
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Michigan's governor, George Romney, the one-time chairman and president of American Motors Corporation, made a bid for the Republican Party's Presidential nomination in 1968. The highly principled, moderate Republican--who, in 1964, refused to back the conservative Republican nominee--trailed in the polls throughout 1967, slipping dramatically after comments about the war in Vietnam. Romney withdrew his candidacy before the first primaries.
Michigan's governor, George Romney, the one-time chairman and president of American Motors Corporation, made a bid for the Republican Party's Presidential nomination in 1968. The highly principled, moderate Republican--who, in 1964, refused to back the conservative Republican nominee--trailed in the polls throughout 1967, slipping dramatically after comments about the war in Vietnam. Romney withdrew his candidacy before the first primaries.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1968
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2005.12.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Kurth II.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in
Inscriptions
on front of buttons: ROMNEY
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