Related person
Richard M. Nixon
(American, 1913 – 1994)
Artist/Maker
N. G. Slater Corporation
(founded 1936)
Pin-back button
ca. 1972
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Metal
Overall: 1 5/8 in. ( 4.2 cm )
Gift of David Klotz
2001.75
Richard M. Nixon became the 37th President of the United States in 1969 and was re-elected in 1972. He resigned his Presidency due to the Watergate scandal, in which he allowed the break-in and electronic bugging of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate apartment and office building complex.
DescriptionCircular metal pin-back button "IMPEACH/NIXON!"; white and red.ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
