Vintage 1960s 1968 Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Pres. Campaign Political Pin Button

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View Vintage 1960s 1968 Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Pres. Campaign Political Pin Button with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This button was for the 1968 presidential ticket of Republicans Richard M. Nixon and his running mate, Spiro Agnew. They campaigned on a platform of restoring law and order after widespread rioting following Martin Luther King's assassination and Vietnam War protests, appointing judges less active in influencing social policy, and ending the draft. Great Vintage 1960s "nixon / agnew” 1968 Presidential Ticket Political Campaign Pin Button for President Richard Nixon & Vice President Spiro Agnew . The pin was made by Feeley & Wheeler in 1968. I have several of these and they're all in very similar nice original condition with some signs of wear and minor scuffs. The pin photographed is an example of one from the group I have and my not be the exact one you receive. I will try and pick the nicest pins first for people! Pin measures 1" across. Please note that these are the buttons ONLY - they do not have the pin mechanism. Shipped with USPS First Class Package. Some fun info - Year / Decade Made: 1968 / 1960s Additional Information: This button was for the 1968 presidential ticket of Republicans Richard M. Nixon and his running mate, Spiro Agnew. They campaigned on a platform of restoring law and order after widespread rioting following Martin Luther King's assassination and Vietnam War protests, appointing judges less active in influencing social policy, and ending the draft. Nixon and Agnew faced Democratic challengers Hubert H. Humprey and Edmund Muskie as well as George Wallace and Curtis LeMay of the American Independent Party. Humphrey, vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson, promised to continue his Great Society and War on Poverty policies. Wallace, former Governor of Alabama, campaigned as a segregationist and "law and order" candidate. Though Wallace siphoned off some votes from Nixon supporters, Nixon won the election with 301 electoral votes to 191 for Humphrey and 46 for Wallace, who won 5 states. It was the last election in which a third-party candidate won all of a state's electoral votes, and also the last time New York had the most electoral college votes of any state. Agnew resigned in 1973 after pleading no contest to a charge of tax fraud. Nixon served as president before resigning in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Pinbacks & Lunchboxes › Pinbacks › Campaigns, Elections, Politics.

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United States

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Campaigns, Elections, Politics