Vintage 1968 Dick Gregory for President Button

Comedian, civil rights activist, social critic and outspoken feminist Dick Gregory ran as a write-in candidate for President of the United States in 1968 under the Freedom and Peace Party!

While he sadly lost to Eldridge Cleaver, he did garner 47,097 votes in the general election, including one from Hunter S. Thompson, and later wrote the book Write Me In! about his presidential campaign.

In this interview with Dick Gregory' in '68, he discusses his presidential candidacy, how the 2 party system is obsolete, and the impact of George Wallace's candidacy on African Americans in the United States.

• Original Vintage 1968
• Pin Measures just under 1.5"D
• Hand-picked and in great condition