Tom Mendenhall holds an original Ronald Reagan inauguration button from 1981

November 6, 2012 | 8:49 p.m. CST

Tom Mendenhall holds an original Ronald Reagan inauguration button from 1981 on Tuesday night at an election returns watch party at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. Mendenhall attended the 1981 inauguration.

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