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Lyndon B. Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the Democratic party nominee for the 1964 United States Presidential election.  Johnson was the incumbent nominee, having succeeded the position as President after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963.  This anti-Johnson slogan was a play on words of a pro-Johnson slogan which read "All the way with LBJ."  Johnson would handily win the bid for President, defeating the Republican nominee, Barry Goldwater, by a margin of 61%.

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Lyndon B. Johnson, also known as LBJ, was John F. Kennedy's Vice President candidate in the 1960 United States Presidential election. Upon assuming the position, Johnson succeeded the position as President three years later after President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Johnson ran for reelection in 1964 as the Democratic nominee against Republican candidate Barry Goldwater of Arizona. Johnson won the election with a 61% majority. Although he was able to run again in 1968, he did not pursue a reelection campaign, citing ailing health as his reason.  

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Lyndon B. Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the Democratic party nominee for the 1964 United States Presidential election.  Johnson was the incumbent nominee, having succeeded the position as President after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963.  This anti-Johnson button was distributed by the Republican party in support of their candidate, Barry Goldwater, a senator from Arizona.  Johnson would go on to win the election by a margin of 61%.  

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This button was for the 1976 campaign of Jimmy Carter (former Governor of Georgia) and Senator Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota), who challenged incumbent President Gerald Ford and Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas). Carter and Mondale had strong support from labor unions. Though Ford and Dole carried 27 states to Carter and Mondale's 23, they lost 297 to 240 in electoral votes. Plagued by economic recession and the Iran hostage crisis, Carter and Mondale served one term, losing re-election to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in 1980.

The Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks was founded in 1899 in Missouri as the Order of Railroad Clerks of America. In 1967, it changed its name to the "Brotherhood of Railway, Airline, Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees," or BRAC. In 1987, it became known as the Transportation Communications International Union, or TCU, which merged with the International Order of Machinists in 2012.

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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.