"Coffee with Kennedy" Paper Cup, 1960

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Description:

Campaign objects helped to ease television’s entry into the home and into the heart of American political culture. During the 1960 presidential campaign the Democratic National Committee distributed paper cups encouraging voters to watch the new morning television program, Coffee with Senator and Mrs. Kennedy.

Associated Person: Kennedy, John F.

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

Credit Line: Nannine Young

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.285783.185Catalog Number: 285783.185Accession Number: 285783

Object Name: Cup

Physical Description: paper (overall material)white, red (overall color)Measurements: overall: 3 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 9.8425 cm x 6.985 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-56a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_529448

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