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Elizabeth Warren is an American politician and has been a United States senator from Massachusetts since 2013. She was a Democratic candidate for president in the 2020 US presidential election

Her campaign slogan “Persist” (a variation of which is seen here on this button) was a tongue in cheek reference to a 2017 comment made by Republican Senator Mitch McConnell regarding Warren's persistent and vocal opposition to the nomination of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. The phrase "Nevertheless, she persisted" went viral and was quickly adopted by Warren's supporters and feminists overall. 

Warren's presidential campaign platform aligned with her progressive politics and included pushes for single-payer health care, a $15 minimum wage, the cancellation of student debt, and the end to lobbying in Washington. After a disappointing third place finish in her home state's primary on Super Tuesday, Warren suspended her presidential campaign in March, 2020. 

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States and started his term in January of 1961. Despite his youth, lack of foreign policy experience, and Catholic upbringing, Kennedy managed to capture the nomination from the democratic party in advance of the 1960 presidential election. His opponent—Republican nominee Richard Nixon—campaigned on the success of the Eisenhower administration, to which he was vice president.

After the debates between Nixon and Kennedy—the first televised debates in US history—nearly all the criticism leveled at Kennedy for being either too 'young' or 'inexperienced' seemingly vanished overnight. His strong performance invariably helped Kennedy capture the remaining votes needed to catapult him to the White House. Kennedy narrowly won the election, but many historians cite his success in urban and industrial districts for the victory. 

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In 1972, after serving one presidential term, Richard Nixon announced his plans to run for reelection. In this button, Nixon poses with his running mate and incumbent vice president, Spiro Agnew. Their team chose the campaign slogan “Now More Than Ever,” a familiar, politically charged phrase which has been utilized by American politicians since the 1860 GOP convention. The phrase was thought to have evoked a sense of urgency and was interpreted by test groups to be a reference to an “unfinished work in progress.” Somewhat ironically, this “work in progress” was halted as according to Nixon what America needed “now more than ever” was the wiretapping of the Democratic National Convention.  Though Nixon and Agnew were reelected in the 1972 election, they both resigned by 1974 because of Nixon’s involvement with the Watergate scandal.

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"May the force be with you," is a line from the Star Wars movie franchise. George Lucas released the first film of the series in 1977 launching a phenomenon in pop-culture. Star Wars is currently the fifth-highest-grossing media franchise of all time. The movies have inspired merchandise, comic books, television shows, novels, and more. This phrase was used to wish an individual or group good luck or safe travels in the fictional universe and has become a commonplace saying in language as well. Jediism is a religion based on the warrior monk-like principles of the jedi in the Star Wars movies. Those who practice Jediism use this phrase as a farewell greeting and/or a benediction.

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Dr. W. Douglas Skelton has had a storied career in the medical and psychiatrical fields since he received his doctorate in 1963. Among his achievements have been positions in the administrations of both President Jimmy Carter and President George H.W. Bush and eadership positions in the field of Medical Education. In 1993, Skelton succeeded in his run for the position of chair of the American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs.

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Luke Cage is a Marvel character. According to the comics, Cage, formerly known as Carl Lucas, was born and raised in Harlem, New York. Lucas was immersed in an Electro-Biochemical System which was left unattended and in an effort to kill him, Albert Rackham sabotaged the controls. Instead of killing Cage however, Rackham inadvertently caused the machine to mutate Cage’s cells. This granted Cage superhuman strength, durability, stamina, and other abilities.

Luke Cage has appeared in numerous Marvel comics ranging from his first appearance in Hero For Hire in 1972 to the most recent City of Fire (2021-2022). In 2016, Netflix made a live action series which lasted two seasons. Cage has also had various superhero aliases, from Power Man to Uncle Luke. The button depicts one of Cage’s earlier costumes with the metal headband.

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The first successful blood transfusion was completed on dogs in 1665 England. Clara Barton, a former American Civil War nurse, founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after witnessing neutral aid being provided to war-wounded in Switzerland. Red Cross employees are to this day deployed with American military units. The Red Cross also developed the first blood drive program in the 1940s and continues to be the source of over 40% of blood in the United States.

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