Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940
Object numberMO 1976.46.143
Name
Button, Campaign
Maker
Unknown
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Black text on a mustard yellow background reads: NO / 3rd TERM / THE / CONSTITUTIONALISTS. A union bug is on the reverse 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 Jerome K. Wilcox
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.Collections
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