Button, George W. Bush, 2000
Button, George W. Bush, 2000
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- Description
- George W. Bush, governor of Texas, was the 2000 Republican presidential nominee. He chose Dick Cheney to run for vice president. Cheney had previously served as Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford, a representative from Wyoming, and Secretary of Defense under President George H.W. Bush, his running mate’s father. The Bush-Cheney ticket defeated their Democratic opponents Vice President Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, senator from Connecticut.
- Object Name
- Button
- Date made
- 2000
- depicted
- Bush, George W.
- Cheney, Richard B.
- Physical Description
- red; white; blue (overall color)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 2075 in; 4.445 cm x 5270.5 cm
- ID Number
- 2001.0142.13
- Credit Line
- Paul L. DeBole
- subject
- Political Campaigns
- Presidential Campaign of 2000
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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