Button, Campaign
- Object Name:
- Button, Campaign
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.13
- Creator:
- Bastian Bros. Co.
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NY
- Date:
- 1960
- Description:
- Presidential campaign lapel tab, John F. Kennedy, 1960. Rectanguler metal tab with circular top extension. Blue text on white: "KENNEDY". Circular section imprinted "BASTIAN BROS. CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y.", with three union bugs.
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- H-0.9 W-1 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 was a campaign coordinator for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. 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
- Subjects:
- Presidential elections, Presidential candidates
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