Key chain, John F. Kennedy, 1960

Description:

This key chain is attached to a lenticular image that alternates between two designs when shifted. One image is the slogan “The Man for the 60’s” and the other is a picture of John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for president in 1960. Kennedy defeated the Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon in one of the closest elections in American history winning by less than two tenths of one percentage point.

Date Made: ca 1960Date Made: 1960

Depicted: Kennedy, John F.Maker: Vari-vue

Place Made: United States: New York, Mount Vernon

Used: Political Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1993.0141.05Catalog Number: 1993.0141.05Accession Number: 1993.0141

Object Name: Key Chain

Physical Description: metal; plastic (overall material)black; white (overall color)Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 4.1275 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9e7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1131867

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