Button, Campaign
Object number2014.29.3
Date1977
MediumMetal; plastic; brass
Credit LineGift of Barbara Braden Guffey.
DescriptionWhite, blue and green John Heinz campaign button.Dimensions2.5 x 2.5 x 0.313 x 2.5 in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 x 6.4 cm)InscriptionsOn front at top is the state of Pennsylvania shape with "John / Heinz" overlaid text and "U.S. SENATE" blue text below.
Green text along bottom edge "John Heinz Committee for U S Senate [dot] Dolores M. Senanis Treasurer".
Historical NotesPolitical button that documents the career of Senator John Heinz, for whom the Senator John Heinz History Center is named. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and in the United States Senate from 1977 until his death in a plane crash in 1991.
Previous owner
Henry John Heinz III
Related person
Dolores M. Senanis
On View
Not on view
1971
1972
1866
c. 1971