Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.05
- Creator:
- Cine-Vue
- Place of Origin:
- Yonkers, NY
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin button, John F. Kennedy, 1960. Circular lenticular ("flasher") button, paper sealed in clear vinyl. Horizontally ribbed image. Image 1: blue and white text, "KENNEDY / FOR / PRESIDENT", with one star above. Image 2: black and white photo of Kennedy. Black text on back: "VOTE / DEMOCRATIC / CINE-VUE / YONKERS, N. Y."; image of donkey above and union bug below. Brass pin on back.
- Material:
- Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Bernard L. Boutin Collection of political and personal ephemera. Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) managed John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Kennedy appointed him as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 1961-64. He also served as Mayor of Laconia, 1955-59, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1958 and 1960.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
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