/internal/media/dispatcher/47457/fullCampaign pin for Michael Dukakis in 1988, featuring past Democratic presidents1988Diameter: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)MetalThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2015.071.00010One metal campaign pin for the Michael Dukakis campaign during the 1988 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, "Dukakis in '88." 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, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John F. Kennedy. The center image at the bottom is of Dukakis.
The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Along the bottom edge reads: "(c)1988 Creative Photo Crafts, Toledo, OH 43605 [phone number]."Artifacts663370E-100E-1046142Pin0E-10Metal campaign pin for the Michael Dukakis campaign during the 1988 presidential election.
Under the words "Democratic Integrity" there are six color portrait images of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John F. Kennedy in front of an American flag. The center image at the bottom is of Dukakis over the words "Dukakis in '88."
The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Text along the bottom edge reads: "(c)1988 Creative Photo Crafts, Toledo, OH 43605."Presidential electionsPresidential campaignDukakis, MichaelKennedy, John F.Truman, Harry S.Roosevelt, Franklin DelanoJefferson, ThomasJackson, AndrewDemocratic PartyToledoPresident 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