Bracelet, John F. Kennedy, 1960
date: label: Date made
content: 1960
label: date made
content: 1960
label: associated date
content: 1960
name: label: associated person
content: Kennedy, John F.
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
topic: label: used
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.234055.04
label: catalog number
content: 234055.01
label: accession number
content: 234055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bracelet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, yellow (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 19.05 cm