Universal party political button Hensley For ‘64 candidate. Pinback Berkeley Pin

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Berkeley, CA.
Universal Party Pinback
Gabriel Green
,
a UFO "enthusiast" ran for President in 1960 as the Universal or
"Flying Saucer" Party. Three years later, the Universal Party was
're-founded' in 1963 in the activist community of Berkeley. The party's
founder,
Rev. Kirby Hensley
,
is also the founder of the more well-known Univeral Life Church, which
has become famous in recent years for its free online ordination of
clergy. Interestingly, the ULC was founded in Modesto in 1962, just a
year before the Universal Party. Hensley was the
party’s
nominee for
President in 1964 and 1968, but performed very poorly in the polls. The
combined votes for the two races totalled less than 200 votes.