Button, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Button, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.47
- Date:
- 1993
- Description:
- Commemorative pin button. Circular, plastic-covered paper on metal. White and red text on blue: "The New Museum / At The John F. Kennedy Library / 93", with nine white stars above. Pin on back.
- Material:
- Metal
Paper
Plastic - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-2.2 inches
- Provenance:
- The New Museum of the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston opened on October 29, 1993, as part of a rededication ceremony that included remarks by President Clinton, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Caroline Kennedy. Bernard Boutin was an invited guest.
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
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