"New Leadership" Kennedy / Johnson campaign pin
Object number2001.005.0033
Date1960
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectPin
Credit LineKathleen Morrow Whatley Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumMetal
DimensionsDiameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
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DescriptionOne metal campaign pin for the Kennedy/Johnson campaign from the 1960 presidential election.
This pin has a red, white and blue background, with black-and-white images of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in the center white field. The text above reads, "New Leadership"; the text below reads, "KENNEDY / JOHNSON."
Along the bottom edge is "Green Duck Co. Chicago" (partially seen), and the union logo on either side of the pin (around edge). On the back is a straight pin with no safety clasp.
