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For 22 years, Paul E. Gillmor served in the Ohio Senate, including five terms as the Republican State Senate Leader and the Senate president for three general assemblies. In January 1989, Gillmor was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio. 

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David Frost (1939-1013) is perhaps most well-known in the United States for a series of interviews he conducted of former president of the United States of America, Richard Nixon, in 1977. Through Frost's skillful questioning, Nixon elaborated on his involvement in the Watergate scandal. The interviews were dramatized in Frost/Nixon, a 2006 play by Peter Morgan which, in 2008, was adapted as a film.

David Frost studied at the University of Cambridge, hosted several BBC television series, was made OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 1970, and was knighted by the Queen Elizabeth II in 1993.

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Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States; he was first elected in 2008 when he won more votes than any other candidate in history. In 2012, Obama ran again as the Democratic candidate for Presidency used these buttons as part of his political campaign.  Obama won the 2012 presidential election again, winning both the popular vote and the electoral vote.

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In 1984, Central Park Conservancy started the You Gotta Have Park annual weekend to restore Central Park and others in the New York city area. 1989 was the last year this annual event was held. The fundraising weekend was filled with events during the 80s that was open for anyone to enjoy.

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The Festival of Life in Chicago was first established at the 1968 Democratic National Convention when the newly formed Youth International Party (Yippies) gathered tens of thousands of people to protest the Vietnam War. The Yippies were founded by Abbie and Anita Hoffman, Jerry Rybin, Nancy Kurshan, and Paul Krassner, who wanted to put on a ‘counter-festival’ to the DNC. This button was worn by Yippies to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the festival.

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Created for the 1955 4th of July festivities in  Watsonville, California, this campaign artifact was sold by the community to raise prize money. According to the Parajo Valley Historical Association, the population was about 13,000 residents from 29 distinct cultures in 1955. The vast majority were immigrants with a great deal of pride for their adopted country. All normal commerce stopped for the celebrations, and every aspect of the town was influenced by the merry makers. Visitors from afar attended to compete in the marching band, decorated floats, and enjoyed the many dances, picnics, and evening fireworks.

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Tuttle Tours is a Kentucky-based travel agency. It offers luxury vacations to destinations including the Bahamas and the Australian Outback, as well as local trips highlighting the beauty of the Bluegrass State.

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Provincetown, Massachusetts is a seaside town at the tip of Cape Cod. In 1620, pilgrims on the Mayflower Compact first arrived at Provincetown before settling in Plymouth. During the American Revolution, the town became occupied by the British. After the revolution, Provincetown became a center for fishing and whaling. During the 1890s, artists and writers were attracted to Provincetown and began to settle in the area. Provincetown is also a historic LGBTQ+ vacation destination.

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I Think You're Hot Stuff is part of a series of novelty Valentine’s day buttons called, “loving badges,” produced and distributed in the 1980s by Fun World.

Fun World is a novelty holiday item supplier, manufacturer, and retailer. Fun World began importing Christmas and Easter novelty items into the USA in 1959 as the S. Rosenberg Christmas Company. In 1963, the company was renamed Fun World, Easter Unlimited Inc. The company has expanded over the years and is now well known for their Halloween items. Most notably among these Halloween items is the Ghostface mask designed by Brigitte Sleiertin in 1991 and popularized by the Scream horror film franchise.

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The mustache has a long history, falling in and out of fashion throughout the decades. By the early 2000s, the mustache had lost popularity, but in 2003, two friends in Australia decided to bring it back, enlisting 30 men to join them in growing mustaches. Thus Movember was born. Movember occurs every November, where mustaches are grown around the world to bring awareness to men’s health issues. In recent years, over 5 million people have participated in the month long event, and the Movember Foundation has helped fund over 1,200 men’s health projects. 

The global reach of mustache day demonstrates the mustache’s continuing prevalence in society. Mustache day is celebrated in a variety of ways around the world, including national and international holidays for both natural and fake mustaches. In the United States, Oakland, California's Mustache day began on June 18, 1972, when Oakland A’s owner Charles Finley paid coaches and players a $300 bonus to grow out their mustaches and allowed all fans with mustaches into the park for free that day. Another notable publication of group mustache day is commercial corporation Jellyvision's 2007 mustache celebration in Chicago.

This button was manufactured by the Busy Beaver Button Co.