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Willkie Campaign Button, 1940

Willkie Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1967.10.2.1
Name Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback slogan button from Wendell Willkie's campaign. Blue text on an off-white background reads: I AM A / DEMOCRAT / FOR / WILLKIE.
Label TextWendell Willkie was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1940.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stanley Marcus
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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