Co-hosts Aubrey Paris and Emily Black identify and overview the history of each commemorative George Washington button in Dr. Abigail Chase's shadow box in her office at the National Archives. Their conversation clarifies the difference between campaign and inaugural buttons while case-studying the Pater Patriae button, affectionately known in National Treasure lore as the "1789 inaugural."
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