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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
JFK-LBJ Portrait Charm
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

JFK-LBJ Portrait Charm

Artifact ID1973.8819.1
Object Type Pendant
Date 1960
Medium Metal
DimensionsOverall (Charm Diameter) H 1 in x W (2.5 cm x 0 cm )
 Overall (Box) H 2 in x W 2 in (5.1 cm x 5.1 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCharm. Silver-tone metal disk with bas-relief overlapping JFK and LBJ profiles. Reverse has relief lettering: "Kennedy", "Inaugural Ball", "January 20, 1961", "Johnson". Ring and loop on top.
Historical NoteThis portrait charm of JFK and LBJ was one of President Johnson’s “giveaway” items. It was made to give away at the Inaugural Ball on January 20, 1961.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on April 30, 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog Series[[missing key: artifacts.series.link-official-presidential-material]]
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced John F. Kennedy (United States, 1917 - 1963)
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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