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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.
Willkie 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.

Willkie Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1976.46.63
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 13/16 in (2.1 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. At the center of the button is a blue-edged white star with a blue and white-edged red circle. A wide white (top) and blue (bottom) band around the perimeter the button has blue and white text that reads: EVERY "BUDDY" / US / FOR / WILLKIE. Several union bugs are printed along the rim of the button.
Label TextWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
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.
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