Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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"Kennedy" campaign collar tab

Campaign collar tag supporting John F. Kennedy during the 1960 election. "KENNEDY" is printed in blue on a white background. The round tab has several union labels and the words "Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Chicago." The tag is made of thin metal; the user would bend the tag so that the round tab would go inside a collar and the main label would show.

Object Details
Object title:

"Kennedy" campaign collar tab

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Kennedy, John F.
Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 2.2 cm)

Credit line:

Jesse Moyers Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.074.0022

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"Kennedy" campaign collar tab

Campaign collar tag supporting John F. Kennedy during the 1960 election. "KENNEDY" is printed in blue on a white background. The round tab has several union labels and the words "Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Chicago." The tag is made of thin metal; the user would bend the tag so that the round tab would go inside a collar and the main label would show.

Object Details
Object title:

"Kennedy" campaign collar tab

Date:

1960

Terms:

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Kennedy, John F.

Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

7/8 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 2.2 cm)

Credit line:

Jesse Moyers Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.074.0022

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