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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1932
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1932

Object numberMO 1955.38
Artist (photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American, 1906-2004)
Date1932
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Text above the portrait reads: THE FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN / ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Label TextIn January 1931, FDR's aide Louis M. Howe and James A. Farley, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, formed "The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt" organization to promote FDR's candidacy for the presidency.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of William L. Gleaves
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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