Pinback button for the BET's celebration of Barack Obama's Inauguration: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A rectangular pinback button from the festivities on the National Mall for the inauguration of Barack Obama. The button features a quote superimposed over an image of Obama. Additional text at the bottom of the button gives details about the celebration.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2009
• Distributed by: BET Networks, American, founded 2001
• Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: plastic and metal
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)
• Place depicted: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2009.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Chris Usher
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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