Pat for First Lady

Association Pat Nixon (1912 Ely, Nevada - 1993 Park Ridge, New Jersey)

AssociationAssociated with Richard Milhous Nixon (1913 Yorba Linda, California - 1994 New York, New York)

Dateca. 1960

Mediummetal

Dimensions1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (0.6 × 8.9 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Edward T. Peeples

Object numberPC1997.5.7

DescriptionThis campaign button was produced for Richard M. Nixon who served as the 37th President of the United States. The button promotes Nixon's wife for first lady. 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 all blue with white text. Text reads "PAT for / FIRST LADY."

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