Object Details
- associated person
- Kennedy, John F.
- Description
- As women became a more active segment of the electorate in the mid-twentieth century, campaigns encouraged their participation by producing inexpensive costume jewelry. This bracelet promoting John F. Kennedy, the 1960 Democratic candidate for president, highlighted his service in the United States Navy during World War II with a replica of his boat PT-109. As commander, Kennedy led his surviving crew members to safety after PT-109 was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. This dramatic story figured prominently in the material produced for his 1960 presidential campaign which resulted in his defeat of the Republican candidate Richard Nixon, also a World War II Navy veteran.
- 1960
- 1960
- associated date
- 1960
- ID Number
- PL.234055.04
- catalog number
- 234055.01
- accession number
- 234055
- Object Name
- Bracelet
- Physical Description
- blue (overall color)
- metal, yellow (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 19.05 cm
- 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
- used
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_508603
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-568a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
