Original 1968 Elect Bobby Kennedy President RFK 3.5” Campaign Button Pin

An especially desirable piece of Robert F. Kennedy campaign memorabilia from his historic 1968 presidential run. This large 3.5” portrait button reads “ELECT BOBBY KENNEDY PRESIDENT” in red and blue surrounding a black-and-white portrait of Kennedy. This exact design is documented by political memorabilia collectors and has been identified by specialist dealers as an original 1968 RFK presidential campaign button.

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Estate provenance: I acquired this button as part of a group of seven vintage presidential and campaign buttons from the estate of an antique dealer in Inglewood, California, who collected and restored antique radios. The group included period John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater and Robert F. Kennedy buttons. Several of the other buttons retain period printer/manufacturer or union markings along their curled edges, while the two JFK buttons share an old handwritten inventory/price notation on their backs.

This RFK button itself has no visible manufacturer or union identification along the curl, so I am not attributing it to a particular maker. Its construction, metal back, pin hardware and naturally aged surfaces are shown clearly in the photographs.

The design dates to Kennedy’s 1968 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy announced his candidacy in March 1968 and campaigned until his assassination following the California primary in June, making original material specifically promoting his presidential candidacy a particularly focused area of American political collecting.

Measures approximately 3.5 inches in…