Object Details
- associated person
- Kennedy, John F.
- Description
- The Lagonda Printing Company of Springfield, Ohio printed a variety of paper placemats and coasters encouraging participation in the 1960 election. John F. Kennedy, caricaturized on this coaster, won the Democratic nomination that year. He defeated his Republican opponent Richard Nixon in one of the closest elections in American history winning by less than two tenths of one percentage point.
- Credit Line
- Lagonda Printing Company
- 1960
- ID Number
- 1978.2196.01
- accession number
- 1978.2196
- catalog number
- 1978.2196.01
- Object Name
- Coaster
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- white, red (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/4 in; 20.955 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Springfield
- See more items in
- Political 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
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_492930
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-e818-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
