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John F. Kennedy Bronze Inauguration Medal, 1961
Gasparro, Frank, 1909-2001, Roberts, Gilroy, and United States Mint1961
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The United States Mint produced this medal to commemorate John F. Kennedy's 1961 Presidential Inauguration. The phrase that appears under the seal on the back side of this medal--"We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival of liberty"--comes from Kennedy's Inaugural Address.
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- Title: John F. Kennedy Bronze Inauguration Medal, 1961
- Creator: Gasparro, Frank, 1909-2001, Roberts, Gilroy, United States Mint
- Date: 1961-01-20
- Date Created: 1961
- Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Subject Keywords: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Presidential inaugurations, United States presidents, Commemoratives, Medals
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Medal
- Object ID: 64.89.1
- Image ID: THF47203
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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