Object Details
- associated person
- Buchanan, James
- Description
- This colorful ribbon endorses James Buchanan in his successful 1856 presidential bid. Because of his decades of service at nearly every level of government, Buchanan was seen as a reliable choice for the Democratic party in the mid-1850s, a time of growing sectional conflict over slavery and the emergence of the radical new Republican and American parties. He was not, however, a particularly exciting figure, and so the colorful ribbon and use of the rooster may have been an effort to add a bit of energy to his dry image. Nonetheless, Buchanan defeated both the Republican candidate John C Fremont and the American Party candidate Millard Fillmore.
- ca1856
- ID Number
- 1979.0950.01
- accession number
- 1979.0950
- catalog number
- 1979.0950.01
- Object Name
- Badge
- Physical Description
- textile (overall material)
- red, white, blue, black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 3 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 8.255 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_502248
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-2462-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
