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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 1967.10.68.2
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Black text on a white background reads: 1ST TERM / GOOD / 2ND TERM / GOOD ENOUGH / 3RD TERM / GOOD FOR NOTHING.
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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