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.