Birch Bayh Has My Eye

Birch Bayh Has My Eye Political Button Museum
Category
Political
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Birch Bayh Has My Eye button back Political Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Photographs
Text on Button BIRCH BAYH HAS MY EYE 1972 For PRESIDENT
Image Description

Blue-tinted photograph of Birch Bayh in center of button.  Abstract illustration of a red face in profile view on the left side of the button.  Blue and red text on a white background.
Curl Text (union bug)
Back Style
Brass locking pin
The Shape
Oval
The Size
2 1/4 inch x 3 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1972
1970s
Additional Information

Born in 1928, Birch Bayh was an Indiana senator from 1963 to 1981 before running for President of the United States. Bayh had intended to run in 1972 but dropped out of the race due to his wife’s cancer diagnosis. Bayh was unsuccessful in both attempts to win the candidacy, eventually losing his Senate seat in 1980.
Catalog ID PO0865