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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.
Gillette, Roosevelt, and Mitchell Campaign Button, 1944
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Gillette, Roosevelt, and Mitchell Campaign Button, 1944

Object numberMO 1974.180
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1944
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt, Guy Gillette, and Richard Mitchell. The button is divided into three horizontal sections with blue at the top and bottom and white in the center. White and blue text reads: GILLETTE / ROOSEVELT / MITCHELL. The manufacturer's information is printed along the rim of the button.
Label TextThis 1944 campaign button features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt, Guy Gillette, the Democratic Party's unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate from Iowa, and Richard Mitchell, the Democratic Party's unsuccessful candidate for governor of Iowa.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of John E. Vargo
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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