Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.09
- Date:
- 1956
- Description:
- Presidential campaign pin button, John F. Kennedy for Vice President, 1956. Circular metal button. Blue text on white: "ELECT / U.S. SENATOR / JOHN F. KENNEDY / VICE PRESIDENT". Two blue union bugs on edge. Brass pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- D-0.15 Dia-2.25 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.
John F. Kennedy was nominated for vice president at the 1956 Democratic Convention, but lost to Estes Kefauver. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
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