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"Win With Jack!" bubble gum cigar from the 1960 presidential election
"Win With Jack!" bubble gum cigar from the 1960 presidential election

"Win With Jack!" bubble gum cigar from the 1960 presidential election

Object number2004.054.0014
Date1960
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectCampaign ephemera
Credit LineGertrude Strohbeck Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFoodstuff
Dimensions4 × 5/8 × 1/2 in. (10.2 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm)
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DescriptionBubble gum cigar with the slogan "Win With Jack!" printed in white on the wrapper, from the 1960 presidential election. This cigar endorsed candidate John F. Kennedy; similar candidates with the slogan "Win with Dick!" endorsing Richard M. Nixon were also made. The red, gold and black cigar band is labeled "Gold Dragon" and features two lions flanking a crest with the letters "GD". The ingredients are printed on the back of the label.