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Jimmy Carter began his political career by serving on the Georgia State Senate from 1963-1967.  After loosing the bid for governor in 1966, he took a few years off to tend to his farming business.  In 1970, he again ran for governor, this time successfully winning the Democratic nomination and the overall election.  He served as governor until 1975.  In 1976, he was the Democratic nominee for the United States Presidential election.  Carter ran against incumbent, President Ford.  He won the election and served one term as President, loosing the 1980 Presidential election to Republican candidate, the former governor of California, Ronald Reagan.

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Charles H. Percy, originally a businessman from Chicago, was elected as Governor of Illinois in 1964 after being encouraged by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1966 Percy ran against Democrat Paul Douglas, and won with more than half of the votes. During his time as Senator, Percy was popular in Illinois for attempting to tackle the issue of low-income housing, making it easy for him to find volunteers for future campaigns. As a Senator, Percy opposed the Vietnam War, was chairman of the Alliance to Save Energy. Percy held the position of Illinois Senator for eighteen years until 1985, when he was defeated by Paul Simon. Afterwards, Percy spearheaded the movement to end Chicago’s history of nominating federal judges from a list chosen by local politicians, and afterwards was mentioned as a presidential candidate in the late 1980s but never officially ran. Percy remained active in politics until his death in 2011. 

Charles H. Percy. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2015 from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Percy.

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This button comes from Charles H. Percy’s first Senatorial campaign in 1966. Percy, originally a businessman from Chicago, was elected as Governor of Illinois in 1964 with encouragement from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1966 Percy ran against Democrat Paul Douglas, and won with more than half of the votes. As a Senator, Percy opposed the Vietnam War and was chairman of the Alliance to Save Energy. Percy remained as an Illinois Senator until 1985, when he was defeated by Paul Simon, and afterwards spearheaded the movement that ended Chicago’s history of nominating federal judges from a list chosen by local politicians. Though Percy was mentioned as a presidential candidate in the late 1980s, he never officially ran, but remained active in politics until his death in 2011.

Charles H. Percy. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2015 from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Percy.

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The People for Ford (PFF) was a volunteer initiative for the President Ford Committee developed to target special voter groups where similar For Ford slogans were also created for Hungarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and others for direct efforts in gaining support from these groups. The PFF also targeted women, farmers, senior citizens and professional groups.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. entered into politics as a member of the House of Representatives which led him to become Minority Leader and House Speaker. Upon the resignation of U. S. President Spiro Agnew, Ford was appointed by President Nixon to assume the vice-presidency. Ford would go on to become the 38th President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon. Ford is the only U.S. president who had never been elected to national office. Ford died December 26, 2006.

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The People for Ford (PFF) was a volunteer initiative for the President Ford Committee developed to target special voter groups where similar For Ford slogans were also created for Hungarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and others for direct efforts in gaining support from these groups. The PFF also targeted women, farmers, senior citizens and professional groups.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. entered into politics as a member of the House of Representatives which led him to become Minority Leader and House Speaker. Upon the resignation of U. S. President Spiro Agnew, Ford was appointed by President Nixon to assume the vice-presidency. Ford would go on to become the 38th President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon. Ford is the only U.S. president who had never been elected to national office. Ford died December 26, 2006. 

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Gerald Ford served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977, following President Richard Nixon's resignation from office. He is the only person to serve as both the Vice President and President without wining the Electoral College vote. He ran again as the Republican Party nominee in the 1976 U.S. Presidential election against Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter.  Carter would go on to win the election.

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The People for Ford (PFF) was a volunteer initiative for the President Ford Committee developed to target special voter groups where similar For Ford slogans were also created for Hungarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, and others for direct efforts in gaining support from these groups. The PFF also targeted women, farmers, senior citizens and professional groups.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. entered into politics as a member of the House of Representatives which led him to become Minority Leader and House Speaker. Upon the resignation of U. S. President Spiro Agnew, Ford was appointed by President Nixon to assume the vice-presidency. Ford would go on to become the 38th President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon. Ford is the only U.S. president who had never been elected to national office. Ford died December 26, 2006.

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Viva Kennedy clubs were formed during the 1960 United States Presidential election campaign by Latino supporters of John F. Kennedy and his running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. The Viva Kennedy clubs began in Texas as civil-rights forums for Mexican-American veterans to rally support for equal rights, and eventually spread to swing states with large Latino populations like Arizona, California, and Illinois. While one of the primary goals of the clubs was the election of Kennedy and Johnson, they also promoted increased overall voter registration and political organization for Latinos in the United States. The clubs were technically nonpartisan, and received no financial support from the Kennedy campaign. The grassroots work of the Viva Kennedy clubs proved successful, as Kennedy received 85% of the Latino vote in the 1960 election.

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John F. Kennedy first emerged in politics in 1946, when he won the U.S. Representative race for his district for the state of Massachusetts.  In 1952, he ran for the U.S. Senate, also for Massachusetts, beating the Republican candidate, Henry Cabot Lodge II.  In 1958, he won the reelection bid for his Senate seat.  The United States Presidential election of 1960 saw Kennedy as the Democratic nominee, facing Republican candidate Richard Nixon.  This was the first time the candidates' debate was aired on national television.  Kennedy appeared charismatic to many, while Nixon, just recovering from surgery, appeared pale and harsh.  Kennedy would go on to beat Nixon in one of the closest Presidential elections of the century.  By doing so, he became the youngest man to be elected President.

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Edward Moore Kennedy, also known as Ted, ran for the Democratic nominee for the 1980 United States presidential election. Kennedy ran against the Presidential incumbent, Jimmy Carter, for the party's nomination.  By the time of the Democratic Convention Carter had won more votes in the primary elections, resulting in Kennedy withdrawing his nomination. Kennedy would go on to continue to serve as the United States Senator from Massachusetts till 2009, making his Senate term the fourth longest in US history.