Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Senator Kennedy, Robert F., American, 1925 - 1968
President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
Amalgamated Lithographers of America, American, founded 1882
Date
1964
Medium
ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 1/8 × 1 × 3/16 in. (2.8 × 2.5 × 0.4 cm)
Description
A 1964 campaign pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy for New York Senate and Lyndon B. Johnson for President. In 1964 Johnson ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. Kennedy also ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party and was endorsed by Johnson. The button has blue, white, and red horizontal bands with [Johnson] and [Kennedy] printed in block white text in the blue and red bands. Four (4), red, five pointed stars are printed in the white band between the candidates’ names. There is a union mark printed along the rounded edges of this button. The back of the button is silver toned with a silver-colored pin.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Civil rights
Politics
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
Object number
2017.88.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517daaae5-9afe-4055-b0df-9141e8884c1c

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