Button, Campaign
Object number2019.42.36
Date1992
MediumMetal; Plastic; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Denis Attenburger
DescriptionWhite, circular campaign pinback button with red and blue text. Button is white with a red edge and red and blue text. American flag in the middle with a black and white sketch on either side. Image on the button's right side is of a man facing forward and smiling from the shoulders up; man has short hair brushed toward his right side while wearing a suit jacket with a shirt and tie. Image on the button's left side is of a man angled slightly toward his right while smiling from the shoulders up; man has short hair brushed toward his right side while wearing a suit jacket with a shirt and tie. Front has a clear, plastic covering, and the back is metal with two cutouts for a metal safety pin fastener.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.938 x 0.313 in. (10 x 0.8 cm)InscriptionsBlue and red text on front of button: "BUSH-QUAYLE / '92 / [American flag] / REPUBLICAN / NATIONAL / [keystone] / CONVENTION / HOUSTON, TX / AUGUST 17-20 / PENNSYLVANIA".
MarksManufacturing information on bottom edge of button: "PD. FOR BY PA REP. STATE COMM. [illegible]".
Historical NotesThis button is part of a larger political collection collected by Dorothy Larson. George H.W. Bush ran for his second term in 1992 with his vice president, Dan Quayle. Bush lost to Bill Clinton and his running mate, Al Gore; Bush served one term from 1989 to 1993. 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.
Previous owner
Dorothy Larson
Related person
George H.W. Bush
Related person
James Danforth Quayle
Related institution
Republican State Committee
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
On View
Not on view
1980
1892-1901
