Badge
- Object Name:
- Badge
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.48
- Date:
- 1993
- Description:
- Guest badge, worn by Bernard L. Boutin at rededication ceremony at John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, 1993. Square piece of paper laminated in clear plastic. Obverse: white text on red and blue, "OFFICIAL / October 29, 1993 / GUEST", with black and white photo of Kennedy on right. Reverse: black text on white, "PLEASE KEEP THIS REPLICA / OF THE OFFICIAL / 1960 KENNEDY STAFF / IDENTIFICATION BADGE." Hole in top edge, with attached beaded metal chain.
- Material:
- Plastic
Paper
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-3.3 W-3.2 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
- Subjects:
- Museums, Libraries, Kennedy, John F.
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