KENNEDY 1956 VICE PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BUTTON & WINTHROP TRANSCRIPT FLYER.
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Winning Bid:
$1,770.00
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
5.5x10" w/1.75" button attached. Dated January 26, 1956. Features details including his military service, his work in Congress, and his works as an author to promote his nomination for the vice-presidency. Transcript has light wear and handling, while the button has some faint spotting and light wear. Overall VF. First we've offered in our 56 years. John Hillhouse Collection.
''As a first step to the White House, I started touting Jack Kennedy for Vice President in my columns, and our newspaper distributed campaign buttons. But until we got to Chicago, the senator wouldn't commit himself to having his name placed in nomination.'' Finally, the night before the Democrats were to choose their vice presidential candidate, Kennedy decided to enter the race... Delegates ultimately chose Estes Kefauver and Quigly noted ''The Democratic ticket lost that year. But the campaign gave Sen. Kennedy the exposure that allowed him to run for president, and to win, the very next time around.'' He said Kennedy later would tell him, ''It all started with you.''
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