- Manufactured by
- Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
- Subject of
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, American, founded 1904
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1/16 in. (4.2 × 2.6 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1960 presidential campaign folding tab, metal button for John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. The button has red, white, and blue horizontal bands. The central white band has blue text that reads, [KENNEDY / and / JOHNSON]. Two (2), white five pointed stars are printed in the red and blue bands above and below the candidates’ names. The folding portion of the button is white and has the manufacturer’s information, union information and logos printed in blue. There are three union labels and the name of the manufacturer printed on the folding tab of the button. The back of the button is silver toned.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.