Skip to main content
Collections Menu
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Roosevelt and Truman 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.

Roosevelt and Truman Campaign Button, 1944

Artifact IDMO 1975.119.6
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1944
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 3/4 in (1.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from the campaign of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. At the center, within a white circle, is a red, white, and blue shield with the text: SAVE / AMERICA. Around the edge of the button is a wide band of red (top section) and blue (bottom section) on which is white text that reads: ROOSEVELT / TRUMAN. A union bug in on reverse side.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Joseph Masi
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.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view
Related Links