Jacob Javits for U S Senate Button
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| Jacob Javits for U.S. Senate Button |
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| Jacob Javits for U.S. Senate Button |
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| "Senator Javits," 1-3/8" Blue/White Litho. Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986), U.S. Representative (R-NY), 1947-1954. Republican Attorney General of New York, 1954-1957. U.S. Senator (R-NY), 1957-1981. When Javits lost renomination in the 1980 Republican Primary, he decided to run on the Liberal Party line, but lost again. This button may be from that 1980 effort. Javits received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. |
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