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- Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964 - 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.
- 1964
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Barry Goldwater Campaign Button, 1964
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.
- "Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970 - The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- 1966-1970
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"Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
- Robert Kennedy Campaign Button, 1968 - Late to the campaign, Robert Kennedy counted on victories in state primary elections to win the 1968 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Few states held primaries at that time, but Kennedy hoped his successes would influence Party leaders in non-primary states to appoint convention delegates favorable to his cause. On June 4th Kennedy won the key California primary. Tragically, he was assassinated later that night.
- 1968
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Robert Kennedy Campaign Button, 1968
Late to the campaign, Robert Kennedy counted on victories in state primary elections to win the 1968 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Few states held primaries at that time, but Kennedy hoped his successes would influence Party leaders in non-primary states to appoint convention delegates favorable to his cause. On June 4th Kennedy won the key California primary. Tragically, he was assassinated later that night.