Button, John F. Kennedy, 1960
date: label: Date made
content: 1960
name: label: referenced
content: Kennedy, John F.
notes: label: Description
content: “Viva Kennedy” clubs were part of a grassroots movement that connected Latino communities with Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the 1960 Democratic candidate for president. Operating independently of any political party, these clubs sprang up across the Southwest and Midwest. Kennedy’s widespread support among Latinos (for example, he received 91% of the Latino vote in Texas) helped propel him to victory over his Republican opponent Vice President Richard Nixon.
topic: label: used
content: Political Campaigns
label: general subject association
content: Latino
label: general subject association
content: Hispanics
label: used
content: Spanish
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2004.0180.281
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: yellow; red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in; x 3.4925 cm