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Democratic Convention Sargeant at Arms Badge
Image Not Available for Democratic Convention Sargeant at Arms Badge

Democratic Convention Sargeant at Arms Badge

Artifact IDMO 63.3861
Object Type Badge, Campaign
Date 1956
Medium plastic
DimensionsOverall H 2 in x W 3 in (5.1 cm x 7.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionSargeant at Arms Badge, Democratic National Convention Chicago, 1956. Badge reads: "Democratic National Convention / Main Floor / Sergeant - At - Arms / Chicago 1956". Orange border, white center with black text. Light image of building at center in background.
Historical NoteThe 1956 Democratic National Convention nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for president and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for vice president. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois August 13–August 17, 1956.


Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis badge was given to Raymond O'Connell by Senator John F. Kennedy during the convention in Chicago, he then gave it to President Kennedy, it was in the Oval Office at the time of the assasination, transferred to the government by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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