Emma For President, 2044
When researching ideas for her daughter’s 5th birthday photos, the only inspiration photographer Jaime C. Moore could find involved princesses. But, as Moore says in her recent blog post, princesses are just characters— just a fantasy for girls other than Kate Middleton: “It started me thinking about all the REAL women for my daughter to...
Four More Schmears!
While the White House was making its final preparations for today’s Inaugural Ceremony, DC natives Becca and Rajesh were hosting a celebratory brunch appropriately called “Four More Schmears”. Becca said of her button design, “We love bagels and lox and bad puns, so this seemed like a natural motto / logo for our invite. And...
Lincoln Campaign Buttons
Steven Spielberg’s biopic Lincoln opens today nationwide. While the timeline of the movie focuses on a few months in 1865, and not on either of Lincoln’s presidential campaigns, it still got us thinking about Abraham Lincoln’s addition to campaign button history. Lincoln used photography, a fairly new new technology at the time, in his 1860...
Cats + Presidents
This election day, we’re highlighting a category of buttons that has proven popular over the years: cats and presidents. From the Button Museum archives to current button customers, though dogs have been the more popular presidential pets, there’s something about buttons that brings cats and presidents together. 1. Socks Appeal – from the Button Museum...
Teddy Roosevelt Buttons Up
One of the most popular figures in the presidential button world is lucky number 26, Teddy Roosevelt. Well-known for his interest in all things rugged and manly, Teddy is also famous for being the youngest president and that whole speak softly and carrying a big stick thing. The Button Museum is the proud owner of...
Political Buttons, Outside the Box
To be taken seriously as a political candidate, there seems to be a pretty strict formula for the look of your campaign materials– equal parts red, white and blue and add a few stars in there for good measure. Looking through the Button Museum archives, though, we’ve got a nice little collection of political buttons...
Nerds for Obama Buttons Up
Looking to fill a gap in the Obama campaign’s merchandising efforts, long-time button customer Paul DeGeorge created Nerds for Obama to harness the power of fandom for political change. The project came out of the Harry Potter Alliance, a non-partisan group that empowers young people to work on real world issues using Harry Potter as...
RNC + DNC Button Up!
Any day that you see buttons on primetime TV is a good day in our book, and with convention season in full swing, there seem to be buttons galore all over the news. Republican National Convention delegates from last week and those attending this week’s Democratic National Convention have proven to be an extremely button-friendly...
Charlotte Buttons Up for the DNC
The Democratic National Convention officially begins today in Charlotte, North Carolina. If you’re in town, be sure to keep an eye out for these snazzy oval buttons donated by Busy Beaver and designed by Birkdesign Inc., Chicago: Need to get the message out for your candidate? Try buttons! Democrat or Republican, we make buttons for...
Romney Stubbs 2012
Paul Ryan can go back to his P90X workouts— there’s a new Vice Presidential candidate on the scene! Meet Stubbs, a tabby cat with no tail and current mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska: Stubbs’ campaign manager says, “RomneyStubbs2012.com is a political campaign focused on getting the right candidate on the job. No other than painfully qualified...
1908 Campaign Button Display
Check out this unique photo button display from the 1908 presidential campaign: Approximately 6×4 inches, this GOP elephant figurine was made of cast iron with a spot to display at 2.25-inch button. This collectible was recently sold on the Hake’s auction website minus its mate, a cast iron donkey displaying the photo button of Taft’s opponent,...
Keyboard Cat for President 2012
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what Keyboard Cat can do for YOU! Check out these 3-inch campaign buttons recently ordered to promote Keyboard Cat’s bid for president: And it’s not just buttons, Keyboard Cat is running campaign ads (Paid for by Friends of Keyboard Cat): In 2012, we need a...
