ROBERT TAFT and WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT good condition presidential campaign pins

USD 50.00 USD

SKU: ij6PUU96

Condition: Used

Tags: Button Politics United States Various William Taft

Categories: Political

Specifications

Type	Button
Year	Various
Theme	Politics
Country/Region	United States
Country Of Origin	United States

Ohio U.S. Senator and conservative Republican Robert Taft, the oldest son of President William Howard Taft, was a perennial also-ran for President. Here are three campaign items in good condition including the big TAFT button from the oldest son's campaign and two small pin specimens, including (in blue and white) an original William Howard Taft button from 1900. Taft the son loomed large during his era but he has been largely forgotten by history in favor of his father, because he was passed over several times for the Republican Party nomination. The last time it was in favor of Dwight Eisenhower for the 1952 presidential election, and Taft died one year later.