Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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"To Hell with Khrushchev" pin

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"To Hell with Khrushchev" pin

"To Hell With Khrushchev" political pin.Pins such as this were worn by Americans during the Cold War to show defiance and patriotism.

Object Details
Object title:

"To Hell with Khrushchev" pin

Date:

1953 - 1964

Terms:

Communism

Cold War

Khrushchev, Nikita
Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2000.034.0001

Curatorial Note:

Nikita Khrushchev was Premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964 during the height of the Cold War. He came to power just as a period known as the "Red Scare" was ending in the United States. Through volatile political rhetoric, a number of government officials, particularly Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy, demonized Communists and used intimidation and gossip, though little evidence, to expose Communist and Communist sympathizers in the United States. The FBI also actively investigated alleged Communist inflitration in the United States. Anti-Communism and anti-Soviet sentiments were prevalent in American society throughout the 1950s and 1960s. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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"To Hell with Khrushchev" pin

"To Hell With Khrushchev" political pin.Pins such as this were worn by Americans during the Cold War to show defiance and patriotism.

Object Details
Object title:

"To Hell with Khrushchev" pin

Date:

1953 - 1964

Terms:

Communism

Cold War

Khrushchev, Nikita

Medium:

Metal

Dimensions:

Diameter: 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2000.034.0001

Curatorial Note:

Nikita Khrushchev was Premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964 during the height of the Cold War. He came to power just as a period known as the "Red Scare" was ending in the United States. Through volatile political rhetoric, a number of government officials, particularly Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy, demonized Communists and used intimidation and gossip, though little evidence, to expose Communist and Communist sympathizers in the United States. The FBI also actively investigated alleged Communist inflitration in the United States. Anti-Communism and anti-Soviet sentiments were prevalent in American society throughout the 1950s and 1960s. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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