Inauguration Day 1993 for President Bill Clinton
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Inauguration Day 1993 for President Bill Clinton
Metal pin made for the 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton as President of the United States.Appearing on a blue background are eight color portraits of past Democratic presidents. In the center is Bill Clinton, labeled "42nd President." Around him are portraits of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The text inside a gold banner at the top reads: "In the Great Democratic Tradition." The text along the bottom reads: "Inauguration Day - Jan. 20, 1993."The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Text along the bottom edge reads: "N. G. Slater Corp. NYC." next to a union logo.
Inauguration Day 1993 for President Bill Clinton
01/20/1993
Metal
4 in. (10.2 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2015.072.0001
President Lyndon Johnson recognized the power of the Kennedy legacy in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, and he used it to great political effect during the 1964 election. Virtually every Democratic presidential candidate since that time has included the image or the words of John F. Kennedy in their campaign materials, holding up the late president as a shining example of party leadership -- and also tapping into the unfulfilled hope and promise that Kennedy represents. Some candidates, including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have been specifically compared to John F. Kennedy in terms of their optimism and soaring rhetoric. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Inauguration Day 1993 for President Bill Clinton
Metal pin made for the 1993 inauguration of Bill Clinton as President of the United States.Appearing on a blue background are eight color portraits of past Democratic presidents. In the center is Bill Clinton, labeled "42nd President." Around him are portraits of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The text inside a gold banner at the top reads: "In the Great Democratic Tradition." The text along the bottom reads: "Inauguration Day - Jan. 20, 1993."The pin has a metal backing with a clasp pin. Text along the bottom edge reads: "N. G. Slater Corp. NYC." next to a union logo.
Inauguration Day 1993 for President Bill Clinton
01/20/1993
Presidential elections
Inauguration
Clinton, Bill
Kennedy, John F.
Jefferson, Thomas
Jackson, Andrew
Wilson, Woodrow
Truman, Harry S.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Democratic Party
New York
Metal
4 in. (10.2 cm)
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2015.072.0001
President Lyndon Johnson recognized the power of the Kennedy legacy in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, and he used it to great political effect during the 1964 election. Virtually every Democratic presidential candidate since that time has included the image or the words of John F. Kennedy in their campaign materials, holding up the late president as a shining example of party leadership -- and also tapping into the unfulfilled hope and promise that Kennedy represents. Some candidates, including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have been specifically compared to John F. Kennedy in terms of their optimism and soaring rhetoric. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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