国立アメリカ歴史博物館のインスタグラム(amhistorymuseum) - 8月2日 23時56分

Can a tie clip can make a political statement? This bronze clip was modeled after PT-109, the boat that young Lieutenant John F. Kennedy skippered in the South Pacific during World War II.
When a Japanese destroyer rammed into PT-109 on August 2, 1943, Kennedy acted to save his crew. After the war, the dramatic story of the rescue was widely distributed by Kennedy’s congressional campaign. Later, during Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, a flood of PT boat souvenirs appeared. They ranged from plastic bathtub toys to pin-back buttons. For Kennedy's supporters, PT-109 became a symbol of perseverance and courage.
After Kennedy’s death in 1963, his longtime secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, gave a bronze tie clip like the one above to Smithsonian curator Herbert R. Collins from a supply she kept for herself. Lincoln explained that a supply of bronze clips had been produced for Kennedy to give away as souvenirs.
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