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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 1976.46.174
Maker (American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Purple text on a white background reads: NO / ROYAL / FAMILY. The manufacturer's information and a union bug are printed on a white paper insert 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.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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