Button, Ronald Reagan, 1980
Object Details
- associated person
- Reagan, Ronald
- Bush, George, H. W.
- Description
- Ronald Reagan, the 1980 Republican presidential nominee, originated the slogan “Make America Great Again.” He and his running mate George H.W. Bush used the phrase on buttons and posters in their successful campaign against President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale. Democrat Bill Clinton started his 1992 campaign with the pledge to “make America great again” and Donald Trump trademarked the slogan for his successful 2016 Republican campaign.
- Credit Line
- Robert E. Matthews, Jr.
- 1980
- ID Number
- 1980.0691.04
- accession number
- 1980.0691
- catalog number
- 1980.0691.04
- Object Name
- Button
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_522618
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-526e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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