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Scheuer

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Dimensionsdiameter: 1 3/16"
ClassificationsButton
Credit LineGift in loving memory of Herbert and Nancy Bernhard
Object number2013.35.1266
Object DescriptionPink button; text in black: Scheuer
Keywords
  • English
  • New York
NotesSCHEUER: (1920-2005) James H. Scheurer was a 13 term Democratic Congressman from NY. He supported and helped sponsor Great Society programs affecting civil rights, education and antipoverty legislation. He was a leader in establishing neighborhood centers to address joblessness and crime, as well as in finding ways to lure investment to blighted sections of his district. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083102488.html

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