Tie clip, John F. Kennedy, 1960
date: label: associated date
content: 1960
name: label: associated person
content: Kennedy, John F.
notes: label: Description
content: John F. Kennedy was the Democratic candidate for president in 1960. This campaign tie clip 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.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1960.N009
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1960.N009
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pin, Tie
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, yellow (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 2 in x 1/2 in; .635 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.27 cm