JERRY VOORHIS 1946 CONGRESS CALIFORNIA DICK NIXON LOSER POLITICAL PINBACK BUTTON

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I AM PLEASED TO OFFER SOME OF THE MOST UNCOMMON STATE/LOCAL/MISC. POLITICAL BUTTONS THAT YOU WILL SELDOM EVER SEE
ON EBAY OR
ANYWHERE ELSE....
HELLO FELLOW COLLECTORS....
I LOVE TO TRADE!!
I COLLECT STATE & LOCALS POLITICAL BUTTONS FOR GOVERNOR, U. S. SENATOR & CONGRESS FROM ALL STATES.....LET'S EXPLORE A DEAL IF YOU HAVE SOME TO OFFER!!!
AND...
I BUY COLLECTIONS---
BIG OR SMALL!!!!  IF YOU HAVE ANY POLITICAL BUTTONS TO OFFER, LOCALS, PRESIDENTIALS, OLDER ADVERTISING OR CAUSE ITEMS THAT MAY MEAN LITTLE OR NOTHING TO YOU, CONTACT ME!!!    WE'RE DEALING
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THANK YOU!!
Skip Morgan
THIS LISTING:
Offering
ANOTHER UNCOMMON
vintage political election
campaign pinback button for your growing collection...
One of the all-time great
"LOSERS"
....California Rep. Jerry Voorhis' 1946 loss to an unknown Richard Nixon in the 12th district of Orange County catapulted the young Nixon to congress and beyond...
THE REST...AS THEY SAY...IS HISTORY.
There are a number of folks who collect the 'pre-presidential/vice-presidential' early career items like Ronald Reagan for Governor or Harry Truman for U. S. Senator. I was thinking the other day how it would be neat to specialize in
'LOSERS'
to all the many presidents/vice-presidents before we knew their names...
candidates who lost elections to future presidents/vice-presidents and who helped send them on their way to political stardom.
California Governor Pat Brown lost to Reagan in 1966, for example. If Reagan had lost that campaign, he may very well have never won any later election and would have likely missed being president altogether.
Think of all the possibilities of the alterations to history if Reagan had LOST his very first election campaign in 1966 to Governor Brown.
In that vein, here is a really scarce local button from the
'LOSER'
to Richard Nixon in
Nixon's
VERY FIRST ELECTION CAMPAIGN
...for congress in 1946. A youthful Nixon was 'drafted' by citizens of the 12th district to return to California from a naval career and challenge U. S. Rep. Jerry Voorhis, D-CA, whom Nixon defeated.
THE REST...AS THEY SAY...IS HISTORY.
VOORHIS, Horace Jeremiah (Jerry),
a Representative from California; born in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kans., April 6, 1901; attended the public schools in Ottawa, Kans., Oklahoma City, Okla., Peoria, Ill., and Pontiac, Mich; was graduated from Yale University in 1923 and from Claremont (Calif.) College in 1928; worked in a factory, handled freight on the railroads, and worked as a cowboy in Wyoming; traveling representative for Y.M.C.A. in Germany in 1923 and 1924; worked in an automobile assembling plant in Charlotte, N.C., in 1924 and 1925; teacher in Allendale Farm School, Lake Villa, Ill., in 1925 and 1926 and Dray Cottage Home for Boys, Laramie, Wyo., in 1926 and 1927; headmaster and trustee of Voorhis School for Boys, San Dimas, Calif., 1928-1938; lecturer at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif., 1930-1935; unsuccessful candidate for the State assembly in 1934; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1947);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress;
author; executive director of the Cooperative League of the United States of America, 1947-1967; became secretary, Group Health Association of America, in 1947; resided in Claremont, Calif., until his death there, September 11, 1984; interment in Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, Calif.
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IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE
VOORHIS FAMILY
AND LOOKING FOR AN AUTHENTIC CAMPAIGN ITEM FROM ONE OF YOUR RELATIVES,
THIS WOULD BE A REAL SWEET ITEM TO BRING BACK INTO THE FAMILY OR AS A GREAT GIFT!!
SIZE: APPROX.  7/8" celluloid
"A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS"
***PLEASE SEE MY OTHER CURRENT LISTINGS---LISTED IN SEVERAL CROSSOVER/RELATED CATEGORIES....
FOR GREAT POLITICAL BUTTONS/OTHER ITEMS!!  I WILL BE LISTING STUFF FOR PRESIDENT, HOPEFULS, COATTAILS, LOCALS, CAUSE and even a few NON-POLITICAL items in the coming weeks.  Add me to your 'Favorite Sellers' list---I WILL DO MY BEST TO PLEASE!
****ATTENTION****
As with all vintage collectibles, they will show various degrees of aging, wear and tear, discoloration etc.
THE TIME FOR CLARIFICATION OF AN ITEM'S FEATURES OR CONDITION IS
BEFORE
THE AUCTION CLOSES,
NOT AFTERWARD
.
If you have ANY concerns about the particulars of this item, please ask any questions before close of auction.
NOT ACCEPTING RETURNS AT THIS TIME.  ALL SALES FINAL.
Please let photos be your guide as to condition of this item.
THANKS!
Items will be packaged securely in bubblewrap mailer or small box.
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PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY PAYPAL WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSING.
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THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BROWSING!!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL...
He Leadeth Me
In pastures green?
Not always; sometimes He
who knoweth best, in kindness leadeth me
In many ways where heavy shadows be.
Out of the sunshine warm and soft and bright...
Out of the sunshine into the darkest night,
I oft would faint with sorrow and affright,
Only for this...I know He holds my hand;
so whether in the green or desert land
I trust although I may not understand.
And by still waters?
No, not always so;
Ofttimes the heavy tempests round me blow,
And o'er my soul the waters and billows go.
But when the storms beat loudest and I cry
aloud for help, the Master standeth by
And whispers to my soul, "Lo, it is I."
Above the tempest wild I hear Him say,
Beyond this darkness lies a perfect day.
In every path of thine I lead the way.
So whether on the hilltops high and fair
I dwell, or in the sunless valleys where
The shadows lie...what matters?  He is there.
And more than this, where'er the pathway lead
He gives to me no helpless broken reed,
But His own hand, sufficient for my need.
So where He leads me, I can safely go,
And in the blest hereafter I shall know
Why in His wisdom, He hath led me so.
Author Unknown
"BE NOT OVERCOME BY EVIL BUT OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD"  Romans 12:21