We Need You In '72

We Need You In '72 Political Button Museum
Category
Political
Additional Images
We Need You In '72 button back Political Button Museum
Sub Categories
Presidents
Photographs
Text on Button WE NEED YOU IN '72
Image Description

Back text printed to the right of a photograph of Senator Ted Kennedy. 
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1970s
1972
Additional Information

In 1972, despite several public statements that he would not run for President of the United States, Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy was considered the favorite for the Democratic nomination. He did not campaign for the office and eventually the Democratic presidential nomination was won by Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. McGovern lost the general election to President Richard Nixon.

Ted Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and was a longtime US Senator from Massachusetts.  He passed away in 2009 after a battle with brain cancer.   
Catalog ID PO0032