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Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1967.10.42
Name Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Black text on an off-white background reads: NO / THIRD / TERM- / ITES!
Label TextWhen FDR ran for an unprecedented third term as president in 1940, critics labeled him a potential dictator. Others argued a third term would lead to war.
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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