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Willkie and McNary Campaign Button, 1940
Object numberMO 1976.46.15
Name
Button, Campaign
Maker
Green Duck Company
(American, 1906-2004)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback campaign jugate button. At the center of a white button are black and white halftone photographic headshots of Wendell Willkie (left) and Charles McNary (right). Black text below the portraits reads: WENDELL L. WILLKIE CHARLES L. McNARY / FOR / PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT. The manufacturer's information and a union logo are printed on the reverse of the button.
Label TextWendell Willkie and Charles McNary were the Republican Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates in 1940.Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
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