Kennedy Blue

Kennedy Blue Political Button Museum
Category
Political
Additional Images
Kennedy Blue button back Political Button Museum
Sub Categories
Litho
Text on Button Kennedy
Image Description

White text on a blue background
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made
1968
1960s
Additional Information

In the 1960's, Robert Francis Kennedy (RFK), brother to President John F. Kennedy, bid to be the 1968 Democratic nominee for President. After winning the California Democratic Primary on June 5, 1968, Robert Kennedy was mortally wounded by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Kennedy had served as a close advisor to JFK, a U.S. Attorney General from 1961-1964, and a U.S. Senator from New York from 1965 until his death in 1968.
Sources

Martin, E. (2018, June 6). Garst museum exhibit displays Robert F. Kennedy memorabilia. Retrieved from https://www.dailyadvocate.com/news/55905/garst-museum-exhibit-displays-robert-f-kennedy-memorabilia
Catalog ID PO0998