/internal/media/dispatcher/47359/fullKennedy and Johnson campaign pin1960Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)MetalMel McCoy Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1999.017.00010One metal campaign pin for the Kennedy/Johnson campaign during the 1960 presidential election.
This pin has a white background, with portrait images of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The blue text above the portraits read, "My Choice For", with "'60" in a red circle below. The red text below the portraits reads, "KENNEDY and JOHNSON."
The pin has a metal backing with a brass-colored pin with clasp.
The back is fairly rusted throughout; there are yellow accretions along the edge of the pin. (LC 2/22/2016)Artifacts6619519622PinA round metal pin-back campaign button supporting the Kennedy-Johnson ticket. Black-and-white portraits of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson are surrounded by the words "My Choice for '60: Kennedy and Johnson."1960 presidential electionPresidential campaignKennedy, John F.Johnson, Lyndon B.United States of America