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Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) If I Were 21 I'd Vote for Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09750 Author/Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Object Date: 1964 Pagination: 1 button ; 8.8 x 8.8 cm. Order a Copy

One campaign button dated 1964. Button reads, "If I were 21 I'd Vote for Johnson." From Lyndon Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign.

The U.S. presidential election of 1964 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Democratic candidate and vice president Lyndon B. Johnson defeated the Republican candidate Barry Goldwater.

Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973

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