Rock the Vote: Dr. Benjamin Spock

For the month of October, we’ll be doing a daily series of posts featuring some of the most memorable politicians from the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. You can see many cool additional images at Boom Underground.

Benjamin Spock for President, Julius Hobson for Vice President button, 1972

Baby book author and peace and justice activist Dr. Benjamin Spock ran for President in 1972 as the candidate for the People’s Party. His running mate was Julius Hobson, a founder of the D.C. Statehood Party in Washington, D.C.