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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.
Byrd, Roosevelt, and Smith 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.

Byrd, Roosevelt, and Smith Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1976.46.259
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 13/16 in (2.1 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Byrd, and Howard Smith. The button is divided into three horizontal sections, blue at the top and bottom and white in the center. White and blue text reads: BYRD / ROOSEVELT / SMITH.
Label TextThis 1940 campaign button features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Byrd, the Democratic Party's successful candidate for reelection to the U.S. Senate from Virginia, and Howard Smith, the Democratic Party's successful candidate for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia.



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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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