Nixon/Ogilvie Republican
Association
Richard Milhous Nixon
(1913 Yorba Linda, California - 1994 New York, New York)
AssociationAssociated with
Richard B. Ogilvie
(1923 Kansas City, Missouri - 1988 Chicago, Illinois)
Date1972
Mediummetal
Dimensions1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (0.6 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Edward T. Peeples
Object numberPC1997.5.4
DescriptionThis campaign button was produced for Richard M. Nixon who served as the 37th President of the United States along with Richard B. Ogilvie, the 35th governor of Illinois. Nixon served one full term and resigned during his second term in 1974 after audio tapes confirmed his involvement in Watergate, a plot to break into his political opponent's office to steal important documents. Nixon is an important president in American history, as he is remembered for his administration's involvement in the Vietnam War, being the only president to resign and serving during the first moon landing in 1969. The button is mostly blue and white with blue and red text. There is the Republican party elephant logo above text which reads "Nixon / Ogilvie / REPUBLICAN."On View
Not on view
