Object Details
- associated person
- Washington, George
- Description
- Buttons such as this one reading “Long Live the President GW” were worn by supporters of George Washington during his first inauguration. There was no formal campaigning process during the first election. The framers of the Constitution presumed that the highly esteemed Washington would serve as the country’s first president, and he was elected unanimously by the Electoral College, with John Adams being elected as his vice president. There were no political parties at the time of Washington’s election, and though the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties began forming during his time in office, he remained officially non-partisan.
- Credit Line
- Robert N. Ferrell
- associated date
- 1789
- ID Number
- 1986.1040.025
- accession number
- 1986.1040
- catalog number
- 1986.1040.025
- Object Name
- button
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/16 in; x 3.33375 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Clothing & Accessories
- 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
- Inaugurations
- related event
- Presidential Inauguration of 1789
- Record ID
- nmah_688853
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0546-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
