‘Every button tells a story’: Washington’s political memorabilia show and sale returns - Roll Call

Jonathan D. Salant has a special place in his heart for former Rep. Jim Maloney. 

One night in 1998, the Washington correspondent for NJ Advance Media was interviewing Maloney over the phone when he turned to see his son get up and steady himself.

“As I’m on the phone with him, my son, who was then 14 months old, pulls himself up on the garbage can in the kitchen and starts walking,” he said. “So of course I had to get a Maloney button.”