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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.
Willkie 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.

Willkie Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1976.46.45
Maker (American)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. The button consists of diagonal sections in red and blue divided by the diagonal illustration of a white key. White text reads: VOTE / WILLKIE / PROSPERITY. The manufacturer's information is printed along the rim of the button.
Label TextWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
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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