Button, Campaign
Object number2018.39.3
Manufacturer
N.G. Slater Corporation
Date1991-1992
OriginNew York City, NY
MediumPlastic; Paper; Metal
Credit LineGift of Brian Butko
DescriptionRectangular presidential campaign button. Plastic front with wrapped edges. Front has color photographic image of the White House with grass, fountain, and flowers in foreground and blue sky. Front has two oval color headshots framing the White House; viewer's left is Bill Clinton portrait and viewer's right is Al Gore portrait; portraits are framed with American flag motif. Front has red and white campaign message at top and candidate names and year at bottom. Reverse has black paper backer with metal pinback horizontal across top center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.063 x 3.063 x 0.375 in. (5.2 x 7.8 x 1 cm)InscriptionsFront has red and white text across top "LEADERSHIP...FOR A CHANGE" and across bottom "CLINTON-GORE '92".
MarksBottom edge has white text "N.G. SLATER CORP, NYC (212) 924-3133 [logo]".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of political memorabilia related to Andrew Butko's involvement in national, state, and local Democratic Party politics.
Previous owner
Andrew Butko
(1921 - 1991)
Related person
William Jefferson Clinton
(born 1946)
Related person
Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
(born 1948)
Related institution
Democratic Party
On View
Not on view
1988
N.G. Slater Corporation
1984
