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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Button and Badge, 1932
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button and Badge, 1932

Object numberMO 1979.47
Name Button, Campaign
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1932
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), paper
Dimensionspart a (button) Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
 part b (badge) H 5 in x W 2 in (12.7 cm x 5.1 cm )
Description(a) A round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Text above the portrait reads: THE FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN / ROOSEVELT. A union bug is printed along the lower edge. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.


(b) A white paper badge at the top of which the above FDR campaign button (a) is inserted. Printed black text on the badge reads: GREETINGS / GOVERNOR / ROOSEVELT / Victory Campaign / HOLLYWOOD BOWL / SATURDAY / September 24th. / 2:30 P. M. / HOLLYWOOD / DEMOCRATIC / CLUB / SECTION / LESLIE F. HUBBARD / PRESIDENT. Written in pencil at the very bottom of the badge: 1932.
Label TextIn January 1931, FDR's aide Louis M. Howe and James A. Farley, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, formed "The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt" organization to promote FDR's candidacy for the presidency.
Additional Details
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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