John F. Kennedy Political Campaign Button, 1960
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Using giveaways like this campaign button, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy launched an exhaustive campaign in 1960 against Republican opponent Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Despite charges that he lacked experience in foreign affairs and that his Catholic background would hurt him, Kennedy's knowledge and maturity eventually won him the very close 1960 election.
Using giveaways like this campaign button, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy launched an exhaustive campaign in 1960 against Republican opponent Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Despite charges that he lacked experience in foreign affairs and that his Catholic background would hurt him, Kennedy's knowledge and maturity eventually won him the very close 1960 election.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1960
Subject Date
1960
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Mount Vernon
Creator Notes
Made by Pictorial Productions, Inc. in Mount Vernon, New York
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.82.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Metal
Technique
Photolithography
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
Front of button: THE MAN FOR THE 60'S / JOHN F. KENNEDY Back of button: VARI-VUE® BY PICTORIAL PRODUCTIONS, INC. / MT. VERNON, N.Y., U.S.A. / PAT. NO. 2,815,310
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