Friend of Fred

Friend of Fred Political Button Museum
Category
Political
Additional Images
Friend of Fred button back Political Button Museum
Sub Categories
Litho
Text on Button FRIEND OF FRED
Image Description

Blue text on a white background
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1960s
1962
Additional Information

Fred A. Seaton served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Nebraska from 1951 to 1952. He went on to be the Secretary of the Interior under President Dwight D. Eisenhower before vying for Nebraska governorship in 1962. To promote his candidacy, Seaton distributed buttons reading “Friend of Fred” to the Nebraska electorate. However, he was ultimately unsuccessful in the race and lost to the incumbent Democrat Frank B. Morrison.
Sources

Rudin, K. (2010, June 29). This week's Scuttlebug winner. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2010/06/29/128196985/this-…
Catalog ID PO0875