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Javits

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Credit Linenone
Object number207.89.485
Object DescriptionButton. Javits. Blue, image of Jacob K. Javits, white letters.
Keywords
  • English
  • Javits, Jacob K.
  • Government
  • New York
NotesJacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) Jewish, Republican. Member US House of Representatives, 21st N.Y. District (Manhattan) 1946-1954; New York State Attorney General 1955-1956; US Senator from New York 1956-1980. Failed to gain the Republican nomination for Vice President in 1968 but was the first Jew to attempt to do so.

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