Button, Walter Mondale, 1984

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Object Details

depicted (sitter)

Mondale, Walter F.

Ferraro, Geraldine O.

Description

Former Minnesota senator and vice president Walter Mondale was in private law practice when he became the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee. He chose as his running mate Representative Geraldine Ferraro from New York, the first woman to be on the national ticket of a major party. They lost overwhelmingly to Republican incumbents President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush.

Credit Line

William J. Robinson

date made

1984

ID Number

1986.0449.36

accession number

1986.0449

catalog number

1986.0449.36

Object Name

Button

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

red, white, blue (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 6.985 cm

See more items in

Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source