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Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1967.10.69
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Black text on a yellow background reads: CONFUCIUS / SAY: / MAN WHO STAND / UP TWICE NO GOOD / 3RD TIME.
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 Stanley Marcus
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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