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Voting began in the United States in 1776, but many populations struggle to have the privilege to vote. Barriers such as gender, race, property ownership, literacy, felony status, and ability currently or in the prevent many people to participate in the voting process. Others refuse to vote as an act of protest against these of the barriers. 

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Irgun was a Jewish, right-wing Zionist organization that believed in the Revisionist Zionism. Founded in 1931, the Irgun held the belief that every Jewish person had the right to enter Palestine, that only active retaliation would deter the Arabs from preventing Jewish immigration, and only Jewish armed forces would ensure the Jewish state. For the next 17 years, the Irgun carried out attacks on opposing groups that threatened their beliefs. Specifically focusing their attacks on the British and Arabs, the organization gained the reputation of a terrorist group, carrying out many terrorist attacks, including a hotel bombing and a village massacre. The organization disbanded in 1948 after the creation of Israel.

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The True Whig Party (TWP) is the oldest political party in Liberia. Founded in 1869 by black American settlers, the party had a conservative ideology. Endorsing systems of forced labor, in 1930, the TWP sent contract migrant laborers to what is now Equatorial Guinea under conditions paralleling slavery. Both the British and the U.S. opposed this, starting a five-year boycott of Liberia. Eventually the party lost power during a military coup in 1980 when the TWP’s leader was killed.  

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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.