March 11 , 2024 - With Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 White House run it makes the fourth time that a member of the Kennedy family has mounted a presidential campaign. Across these history making events which began in 1960 with John F. Kennedy ,  a wide variety of campaign buttons have been created that reflect these men and the times that they lived in.

Beginning with John F. Kennedy campaign buttons in 1960 , these buttons herald the youth and optimism of the 1960's to come. As Kennedy was a much younger man then the current then President Dwight Eisenhower , a mere photo of JFK indicated that America was on the verge of significant change. 1960 John F. Kennedy campaign buttons also reflect the conservative era of the 1950's in that many designs would mimic the Eisenhower pinback buttons of 1952 and 1956. 

On March 16,  1968  Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York  would launch his own presidential campaign. RFK would  run an electrifying campaign and be greeted by exuberant crowds  in the run up to the California presidential primary on June 4. While campaign button designers would for the most part recycle traditional red, white and color schemes of the 1950's and early 1960's some buttons would incorporate psychedelic  pop art that was in vouge at the end of the sixties. Robert Kennedy campaign buttons of 1968 reflect a different time and place from that of JFK's 1960 White House run.

In 1980, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts would become the third brother to run for president. A presidential run by Ted Kennedy had long been anticipated and  campaign buttons would be produced with this in mind through out the the 1970's as a result. A wide variety of Ted Kennedy campaign buttons would be created in 1980. While Ted Kennedy was not successful in his White House quest , his presidential campaign buttons added to the legacy of the Kennedy family's political history. 

In 2023 , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would launch a run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. RFK Jr. campaign buttons in some cases are a reflection of ones that were produced for his father in 1968. While RFK Jr. has since chosen to run as independent candidate his campaign buttons continue the Kennedy mystic. Below is a photo history of  John F. Kennedy , Robert F. Kennedy , Edward "Ted" Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign buttons.

March 6 , 2024 - With victories coast to coast yesterday President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump effectively secured their respective  parties nomination as they resounding won contest after contest and most importantly each accumulated large amounts of convention delegates.

Biden has now secured 1,506 of the 1,968 needed to win the Democratic party presidential nomination. Trump has secured to date 1,004 of the 1,215 needed to capture the Republican Party presidential nomination. Super Tuesday also ended the competition either candidate faced as Republican Nikki Haley and Democrat  Dean Phillips both ended their presidential campaign in the aftermath of Super Tuesday. 

The next big date of the presidential primary calendar is March 19 when voters head to the polls in  Arizona ,  Florida , Illinois , Kansas and Ohio.

If they haven't before March 19 collected the necessary delegates needed for nomination , that will be day that Biden and Trump lock down the final delegates needed to be the nominee of their respective parties.   

March 6 , 2024 - U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips ended his bid for the Democratic nomination for president today. President Joe Biden completely overwhelmed Phillips on Super Tuesday in beating him all 15 states that held either a primary or caucus. 

In a statement released online Phillips said  "To all who supported my effort. Thank you. We will continue the important work to ensure a more responsive , democratic , and generationally diverse political system. But today, in light of the stark reality we face , I ask you to join me in mobilizing , energizing , and doing all you can to help keep a man of decency and integrity in the White House. That's Joe Biden."

March 6 , 2024 - The presidential campaign of former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley came to end today after a disappointing Super Tuesday performance. Though Haley won the Republican Primary in Vermont she lost the remaining contest across some 14 other states to former President Donald Trump.

On announcing the end of her campaign Haley said " In all likelihood , Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee when our party convention meets in July. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be America's president. Our country is too precious to let out differences divid us."