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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 1967.10.51
Maker (American)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. At the center of the off-white button is a black and white illustration of a circus elephant holding a donkey over its head with its trunk. Black text below the image reads: THE LAST ACT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the rim of the button.
Label TextWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stanley Marcus
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