Not all 19th C. political candidates were immortalized on clothing buttons, and of those that were, the buttons are highly sought after. Here is Henry Clay, the unsuccessful Whig presidential candidate in the 1844 campaign against Polk. Henry Clay actually ran for president a total of three times, and unsuccessfully sought his party’s nomination an additional two other times. At least his tenacity lives on with this button!
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