{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"20106"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Jeremy and Nancy Halbreich Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"One  round metal pin-back campaign button made for the 1956 Democratic National Convention to nominate U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy as the Democratic candidate for the Vice Presidency.\r\n\r\n\"A Profile In Courage\" is printed in blue around the top edge of the pin, and \"Elect U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy Vice President\" is printed in blue letters on the lower edge.  Small blue text on the outer edge reads, \"Winthrop Transcript, A. P. Quigley, Publisher.\"  There is one small union logo printed at the bottom of the pin.\r\n\r\nThe back of the button has a straight pin (with no clasp) that extends beyond the edge on one side."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"1999.035.0001"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"One metal, round, pin-back campaign button made for the 1956 Democratic National Convention to elect U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy to the Vice Presidency.\r\n\r\nThe button has a white background with an image of John F. Kennedy's head printed in blue at the center.  \"A Profile In Courage\" is printed in blue around the top edge of the pin, and \"Elect U. S. Senator John F. Kennedy Vice President\" is printed in blue letters on the lower edge.  Small blue text on the outer edge reads, \"Winthrop Transcript, A. P. Quigley, Publisher.\"  There is one small union logo printed at the bottom of the pin.\r\n\r\nThe back of the button has a straight pin (with no clasp) that extends beyond the edge on one side.\r\n\r\nThis button was given to Jeremy Halbreich by Andrew P. Quigley upon Halbreich's purchase of the Winthrop Sun-Transcript.  Mr. Quigley's father (A. P. Quigley) reprinted an editorial from the newspaper for the convention delegates, and passed the editorial and a magazine article out to the delegates with \"Kennedy for Vice President\" pins attached.\r\n\r\nMetal has slight rust throughout backing.  (LC 5/8/2015)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Metal"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/47464/full","displayOrder":"1","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"47464"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Pin supporting John F. Kennedy for Vice President in 1956"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Artifacts"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/47464/full"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Vice President","Kennedy campaign","Campaign","Kennedy, John F.","U.S. Senate","Winthrop","Democratic National Convention"]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Pin"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1956"},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["Senator Kennedy's bid for the vice presidential nomination in 1956 did not succeed.  Spurred by that setback, Kennedy and his supporters began laying the groundwork for his 1960 campaign for the presidential nomination. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections","The slogan \"A Profile in Courage\" is a direct reference to Kennedy's newly-published book, Profiles in Courage.  Written during his 1954 leave of absence to recover from back surgery, Kennedy wrote of his admiration for elected leaders who stayed resolute in the face of adversity. Printed in 1955, it was officially released on January 1, 1956, quickly becoming a bestseller. It went on to win the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. - Stephen Fagin, Curator"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"65996"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)"}}]}