button, campaign
Catalog Number
2015.42.44Description
Metal campaign button, round, yellow in the center, black around the edge. In the center, in black letters, are the words "ANYBODY BUT CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT 1996". Around the edge, in yellow, are the names of other presidential candidates at that time, including Quayle, Kemp, Dole, Perot, Baker, Buchanan, Limbaugh and Gramm.A black dial is affixed to the center. The dial spins, pointing at the names along the edge.
History
2015.42 is a collection of campaign buttons belonging to Holland, MI resident and former Hope College biology professor Paul Van Faasen (1934-2015). He graduated from Holland Christian High School in 1952 and Hope in 1956. Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Army, in which he served for two years.Paul’s wife Jan dropped this collection off at the museum in September, 2015. She told me that Paul had always been interested in politics, therefore, he took up collecting campaign buttons.