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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1981.2.4
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. The button has a white center encircled with a wide, dark blue band. White and red text reads: THE CONSTITUTIONALISTS ★ / NO / THIRD / TERM. The manufacturer's information and union bugs are printed along the rim of the button.
Label TextWhen FDR ran for an unprecedented third term as president in 1940, critics labeled him a potential dictator. Others argued a third term would lead to war.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Morgan J. Barclay, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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