{"product_id":"vintage-1968-dick-gregory-for-president-button","title":"Vintage 1968 Dick Gregory for President Button","description":"\u003cp\u003eComedian, civil rights activist, social critic and outspoken feminist \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dick_Gregory\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDick Gregory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e ran as a write-in candidate for President of the United States in 1968 under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_and_Freedom_Party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom and Peace Party\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile he sadly lost to Eldridge Cleaver, he did garner 47,097 votes in the general election, including one from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunter_S._Thompson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHunter S. Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and later wrote the book \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com\/pages\/books\/45763\/dick-gregory-james-r-mcgraw-ed\/write-me-in-inscribed-and-signed-by-gregory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eWrite Me In!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e about his presidential campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UofbZVTIYMU\u0026amp;amp;t=6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this interview with Dick Gregory' in '68\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, he discusses his presidential candidacy, how the 2 party system is obsolete, and the impact of George Wallace's candidacy on African Americans in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"title-row\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Original Vintage 1968\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Pin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures just under 1.5\"D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHand-picked and in great condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688868090048,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/3078\/files\/DICK-GREGORY-PREIDENT-1.jpg?v=1793724125","url":"https:\/\/pygmyhipposhoppe.com\/products\/vintage-1968-dick-gregory-for-president-button","provider":"Pygmy Hippo Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}