"Dukakis-Bentsen" Campaign Button, 1988
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Artifact Overview
In 1988, the Democratic Party chose Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis as its Presidential nominee. Dukakis chose Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate. The Presidential ticket mirrored the one from 1960 when then Massachusetts Senator John Kennedy chose Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson. The outcomes, however, were different.
The Dukakis Bentsen ticket lost.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1988
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.51.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Louis Iadonisi.
Material
Plastic
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Color
White (Color)
Dark blue
Red
Dimensions
Height: 0.188 in
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
on front:
Dukakis / Bentsen
on side:
[?] Crafts, Toledo, Ohio 43605 (419)691-0493
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