Sujet

Pinback button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign, 1960. Creator: Green Duck Company.

Légende

A 1960 presidential campaign pinback button with the faces of John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States in January 1961. Johnson was Vice President. The button is red, white, and blue. In the central white, elliptical-shaped band is a black-and-white graphic of Kennedy and Johnson depicted side-by-side, from the shoulders up, and facing the viewer. Both men are smiling. The red band above the white band has white text that reads, [NEW / LEADERSHIP]. The blue band below the white band has white text that reads, [KENNEDY / JOHNSON]. There are three union labels and the name of the manufacturer printed along the rounded back edges of the button. The back of the button is silver toned with a brass pin.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_225

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

32,7Mo (1,4Mo) / 28,6cm x 28,6cm / 3381 x 3381 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Caucasian people black politics flag flags country white museum color leadership political badge location century banner president concept African American African-American afro-american standard politician election DEMOCRAT elections Sixties United States of America Colour campaign campaigning Democrats politicians 1960s activism 20th century heritage American America USA Lyndon Johnson John F Kennedy John F. Kennedy object John Fitzgerald Kennedy united states John F Johnson Kennedy Lyndon JFK Lyndon B Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson LBJ cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art John F. National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC presidential campaign buttons (information artifacts) ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate Green Duck Company Lyndon B. Lyndon B. Johnson