Robert S. Kerr Log Cabin Hopeful

2 1/4" Robert S. Kerr, Senator from Oklahoma (1949-1963). Kerr sought the Democratic nomination in 1952 but ultimately fell short, the convention eventually nominated Adlai Stevenson. A sticker on the back of the button reads "Log Cabin, Birthplace of Robert S. Kerr, Indian Territory 1896." Using this imagery, Kerr is attempting to tap into the common man ethos of Abraham Lincoln, also born in a log cabin. "Bastian Bros. Rochester, NY" on curl. Near mint