Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign
Button, Campaign

Button, Campaign

Object number2019.42.9
Date1994-1995
MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Denis Attenburger
DescriptionWhite, circular campaign pinback button. Front of button has black text on a white background with a picture of Tom Ridge at the top. Picture shows a color image of a man staring straight ahead while smiling; image is from the neck up, and shows the man wearing a collared shirt and tie. Background of picture is dark with some areas of pink and purple. Black text on front of button and along bottom edge. Front of button is covered in clear plastic and back is metal with two cutouts near the top for a metal safety pin fastener.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 2.188 x 0.25 in. (5.6 x 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsBlack text on front and bottom edge of button: "PA. / Governor / Tom Ridge / GOVERNOR TODAY / PRESIDENT / TOMORROW / 1•17•95 / MC".
Historical NotesThis campaign button is part of a larger political collection collected by Dorothy Larson. Thomas Ridge was the former governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001 and later served in the George W. Bush administration as the first person to hold the positions of Assistant the President for Homeland Security and United States Secretary of Homeland Security. The donor Denis Attenburger's mother-in-law, Dorothy Larson, was a delegate for the State of Pennsylvania at the Republican National Convention in 1976, 1980, and 1984. She supported numerous Republican candidates and causes, which are reflected in the various pins and campaign materials she collected.
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