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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.
Dewey 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.

Dewey Campaign Button, 1944

Object numberMO 2014.1.7
Date1944
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback button from Thomas Dewey's campaign. At the center, on a blue halftone background, is a blue halftone photographic image of Dewey. Encircling the edge of the button is a broad red band on which is white text that reads: FOR PRESIDENT / THOMAS E. DEWEY.
Label TextThomas E. Dewey ran against Roosevelt in the 1944 presidential campaign.
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Custodial History NoteTransferred from the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum to the FDR Library, November 2013.
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