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Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administ…
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
America Needs Reagan in '80 Campaign Button
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administ…
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.

America Needs Reagan in '80 Campaign Button

Artifact ID1989.00001.312
Maker (Button manufacturer, Bethesda, MD)
Date 1980
Medium Metal, Paper, Ink, Plastic
Dimensions6 × 1/4 in. (15.2 × 0.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionAn oversized round campaign button lettered "AMERICA NEEDS REAGAN IN '80" in black with a black and white photograph of Ronald Reagan over a flag background.
Additional Details
Custodial History NotePurchased by John T. Hay and donated to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in 1989.
Credit LineJohn T. Hay Collection
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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Person Depicted Ronald Wilson Reagan (President of the United States of America (1981-1989))
Collector John T. Hay (American, 1921 - 2000)