Object Details
- Description
- Buttons such as this one reading “Long Live the President GW” were worn by supporters of George Washington during his first inauguration. There was no formal campaigning process during the first election. The framers of the Constitution presumed that the highly esteemed Washington would serve as the country’s first president, and he was elected unanimously by the Electoral College, with John Adams being elected as his vice president. There were no political parties at the time of Washington’s election, and though the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties began forming during his time in office, he remained officially non-partisan.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated person
- Washington, George
- associated date
- 1789
- Credit Line
- Robert N. Ferrell
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/16 in; x 3.33375 cm
- Object Name
- button
