Taft-Sherman Campaign Button, 1908
THF157469 / Taft-Sherman Campaign Button, 1908
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Artifact Overview
The Republicans nominated William Howard Taft for president in 1908. Taft was the Secretary of War and a friend of President Theodore Roosevelt. Taft was also Roosevelt's choice to replace him in the White House. With enthusiastic campaigning from Roosevelt, Taft and his running mate, James Sherman, easily defeated the Democratic candidate, William Jennings Bryan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1908
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.314
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
1908 | TAFT AND SHERMAN
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