/internal/media/dispatcher/47459/fullWalter Mondale campaign pin19841 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)MetalThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2015.074.00020One metal campaign pin for the Walter Mondale campaign during the 1984 presidential election.
This pin has a white background on top, and blue on the bottom. The text at the top (in red) reads, "Democratic Integrity"; below (in white) reads, "Walter Mondale in '84." There are also six color portrait images with and American flag behind them; the names of each are below the respective image. The images include Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Andrew Jackson and John F. Kennedy. The center image at the bottom is of Mondale.
The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Along the bottom edge reads: "Official Licensed Button 1984 Democratic National Convention."
Overall good condition; front image piece is slightly yellowed. (LC 2/24/2016)Artifacts6633446139PinMetal campaign pin supporting Walter Mondale during the 1984 presidential election.
Under the title "Democratic Integrity" a portrait of Walter Mondale is surrounded by images of five other Democratic presidents: Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Andrew Jackson and John F. Kennedy.
The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Text along the bottom edge reads: "Official Licensed Button 1984 Democratic National Convention."Presidential campaignMondale, WalterKennedy, John F.Jackson, AndrewJefferson, ThomasRoosevelt, Franklin DelanoTruman, Harry S.Democratic National ConventionPresident Lyndon Johnson recognized the power of the Kennedy legacy in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, and he used it to great political effect during the 1964 election. Virtually every Democratic presidential candidate since that time has included the image or the words of John F. Kennedy in their campaign materials, holding up the late president as a shining example of party leadership -- and also tapping into the unfulfilled hope and promise that Kennedy represents. Some candidates, including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have been specifically compared to John F. Kennedy in terms of their optimism and soaring rhetoric. - Stephen Fagin, Curator