1968 Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew VP Hopeful Rep Natl Convention Pin Part Of Set
Love him or hate him, Richard Nixon was a major player on this country's political stage from when he entered Congress in 1946 until he resigned the presidency in August of 1974. Problem was, many on the left simply loved to hate him. Tricky Dick actually did himself in over the Watergate mess while he ran for re-election in 1972 and the year-and-a-half after he was sworn in again. Back in 1968, when Nixon was headed toward the nomination, no one knew who might pick as his running mate. So, for the Republican National Convention, a prescient button maker produced a set of eight, 3.5" jugate cello buttons with the nominee and various potential Vice-presidential "hopefuls" on them. We'll list the complete set soon but, until then, if you are working on completing your own set, perhaps you need this one with Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew on it, who became Nixon's actual choice. And then this pin could used during the fall campaign, with the button maker reaping even more financial rewards. But, since they both resigned their high offices, who would have bet on the irony of this button at the time? It is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. S & H on this will be $5.50 sent well-protected first class with tracking. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence, and we'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we won't. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. 140
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| President | Richard M. Nixon |
| Type | Button |
| Year | 1968 |
| Term In Office | 1969-74 |
| First Lady | Pat Nixon |
| Theme | Political |
| Material | pinback button |
| Country/Region | United States |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
Love him or hate him, Richard Nixon was a major player on this country’s political stage from when he entered Congress in 1946 until he resigned the presidency in August of 1974. Problem was, many on the left simply loved to hate him. Tricky Dick actually did himself in over the Watergate mess while he ran for re-election in 1972 and the year-and-a-half after he was sworn in again. Back in 1968, when Nixon was headed toward the nomination, no one knew who might pick as his running mate. So, for the Republican National Convention, a prescient button maker produced a set of eight, 3.5″ jugate cello buttons with the nominee and various potential Vice-presidential “hopefuls” on them. We’ll list the complete set soon but, until then, if you are working on completing your own set, perhaps you need this one with Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew on it, who became Nixon’s actual choice. And then this pin could used during the fall campaign, with the button maker reaping even more financial rewards. But, since they both resigned their high offices, who would have bet on the irony of this button at the time? It is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. S & H on this will be $5.50 sent well-protected first class with tracking. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence, and we’ll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we won’t. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. 140
