A Houston man's collection of more than 1,200 political campaign buttons is now on permanent display at Rice University's Baker Institute.

Not every campaign button is political. Some supported the late baseball legend Pete Rose and his quest to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Although they're now - mostly - a political tool of the past, campaign buttons give antique collectors an interesting look into the Democratic process.

The American Political Items Collectors gather in Canton every year. There, collectors, sellers, and enthusiasts get together to show off, trade and sell their treasures.

CONTENT: Politics can often feel like a serious, high-stakes game, but who says we can’t inject a little humor into the mix?

Thousands of campaign buttons and other pieces of political memorabilia are on display at the 43rd Annual Political Button Show and Sale at Auburn United Methodist Church Saturday.

Gordon Wayman's photo with former President Richard Nixon is among his most cherished pieces of political memorabilia.

Political campaign buttons from collector Bren Price of Buffalo are displayed, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, during a political memorabilia show held at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel in Albany, N.Y.

They’re self-described “scavengers” of the physical objects that make up political campaign history, from candidate buttons to signs, banners and anything else that can enter the Smithsonian ...

Presidential campaign buttons on display in Hallowell Nov. 3 Admission is free, but the church encourages attendees to bring non-perishable items for the Hallowell Food Pantry.

Some collectors and sellers of historical political campaign memorabilia think they know who the winner will be based on the sales of campaign pins ahead of the big day. APIC is an organization of ...