Key chain, John F. Kennedy, 1960
Object Details
- depicted
- Kennedy, John F.
- Vari-vue
- 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.
- ca 1960
- 1960
- ID Number
- 1993.0141.05
- catalog number
- 1993.0141.05
- accession 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
- place made
- United States: New York, Mount Vernon
- 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_1131867
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9e7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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